Release dates for major economic indicators, by month, 2012

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January 2012
Release date
Release title
Reference period
5
November 2011
6
December 2011
9
November 2011
12
November 2011
13
November 2011
16
November 2011
17
November 2011
17
Fourth quarter 2011
19
November 2011
19
November 2011
19November 2011
20December 2011
20November 2011
23December 2011
24November 2011
26November 2011
31November 2011
31December 2011


February 2012
Release date
Release title
Reference period
3 Field crop reporting series: Stocks of Canadian grain at December 31 December 2011
3 Labour Force Survey January 2012
7 Building permits December 2011
9 New Housing Price Index December 2011
10 Canadian international merchandise trade December 2011
14 New motor vehicle sales December 2011
16 Canada's international transactions in securities December 2011
16 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing December 2011
17 Consumer Price Index January 2012
17 Employment Insurance December 2011
17 Leading indicators January 2012
20 Travel between Canada and other countries December 2011
21 Retail trade December 2011
21 Wholesale trade December 2011
23 Payroll employment, earnings and hours December 2011
23 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises Fourth quarter 2011
27 Characteristics of international overnight travellers Third quarter 2011
28 International travel account Fourth quarter 2011
29 Private and public investment in Canada 2012


March 2012
Release date
Release title
Reference period
1 Balance of international payments Fourth quarter 2011
1 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes January 2012
2 Canadian economic accounts Fourth quarter 2011
2 Gross domestic product by industry December 2011
7 Building permits January 2012
8 New Housing Price Index January 2012
9 Canadian international merchandise trade January 2012
9 Labour Force Survey February 2012
9 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost Fourth quarter 2011
14 Industrial capacity utilization rates Fourth quarter 2011
14 New motor vehicle sales January 2012
16 Canada's international transactions in securities January 2012
16 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing January 2012
19 Wholesale trade January 2012
20 Travel between Canada and other countries January 2012
21 Leading indicators February 2012
22 Employment Insurance January 2012
22 Retail trade January 2012
23 Consumer Price Index February 2012
29 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes February 2012
30 Gross domestic product by industry January 2012
30 Payroll employment, earnings and hours January 2012


April 2012
Release date
Release title
Reference period
5 Building permits February 2012
5 Labour Force Survey March 2012
12 Canadian international merchandise trade February 2012
12 New Housing Price Index February 2012
16 Canada's international transactions in securities February 2012
17 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing February 2012
17 New motor vehicle sales February 2012
18 Investment in non-residential building construction First quarter 2012
19 Employment Insurance February 2012
19 Travel between Canada and other countries February 2012
20 Consumer Price Index March 2012
20 Leading indicators March 2012
23 Wholesale trade February 2012
24 Field crop reporting series: March intentions of principal field crop areas March 2012
24 Retail trade February 2012
26 Payroll employment, earnings and hours February 2012
30 Gross domestic product by industry February 2012
30 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes March 2012


May 2012
Release date
Release title
Reference period
7 Building permits March 2012
7 Field crop reporting series: Stocks of Canadian grain at March 31 March 2012
10 Canadian international merchandise trade March 2012
10 New Housing Price Index March 2012
11 Labour Force Survey April 2012
16 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing March 2012
17 Canada's international transactions in securities March 2012
17 Travel between Canada and other countries March 2012
17 Wholesale trade March 2012
18 Consumer Price Index April 2012
23 Leading indicators April 2012
23 Retail trade March 2012
24 Employment Insurance March 2012
24 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises First quarter 2012
28 Characteristics of international overnight travellers Fourth quarter 2011
30 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes April 2012
30 International travel account First quarter 2012
31 Payroll employment, earning and hours March 2012
31 Balance of international payments First quarter 2012


June 2012
Release date
Release title
Reference period
1 Canadian economic accounts First quarter 2012
1 Gross domestic product by industry March 2012
5 Building permits April 2012
8 Canadian international merchandise trade April 2012
8 Labour Force Survey May 2012
8 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost First quarter 2012
14 Industrial capacity utilization rates First quarter 2012
14 New Housing Price Index April 2012
15 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing April 2012
18 Canada's international transactions in securities April 2012
19 Travel between Canada other countries April 2012
19 Wholesale trade April 2012
21 Employment Insurance April 2012
21 Retail trade April 2012
22 Consumer Price Index May 2012
27 Field crop reporting series: Preliminary estimates of principal field crop areas June 2012
28 Payroll employment, earnings and hours April 2012
29 Gross domestic product by industry April 2012
29 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes May 2012


July 2012
Release date
Release title
Reference period
6 Building permits May 2012
6 Labour Force Survey June 2012
11 Canadian international merchandise trade May 2012
12 New Housing Price Index May 2012
16 Canada's international transactions in securities May 2012
17 Investment in non-residential building construction Second quarter 2012
17 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing May 2012
18 Travel between Canada and other countries May 2012
19 Employment Insurance May 2012
19 Wholesale trade May 2012
20 Consumer Price Index June 2012
24 Retail trade May 2012
26 Payroll employment, earnings and hours May 2012
31 Gross domestic product by industry May 2012
31 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes June 2012


August 2012
Release date
Release title
Reference period
7 Building permits June 2012
9 Canadian international merchandise trade June 2012
9 New Housing Price Index June 2012
10 Labour Force Survey July 2012
16 Canada's international transactions in securities June 2012
16 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing June 2012
17 Consumer Price Index July 2012
21 Travel between Canada and other countries June 2012
21 Wholesale trade June 2012
22 Field crop reporting series: July 31 estimates of production of principal field crops July 2012
22 Retail trade June 2012
23 Employment Insurance June 2012
28 Characteristics of international overnight travellers First quarter 2012
28 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises Second quarter 2012
29 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes July 2012     
29 International travel account Second quarter 2012
30 Balance of international payments Second quarter 2012
30 Payroll employment, earnings and hours June 2012 
31 Canadian economic accounts Second quarter 2012
31 Gross domestic product by industry June 2012


September 2012
Release date
Release title
Reference period
7 Building permits July 2012
7 Field crop reporting series: Stocks of Canadian grain at July 31 July 2012
7 Labour Force Survey August 2012
7 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost Second quarter 2012
11 Canadian international merchandise trade July 2012
13 Industrial capacity utilization rates Second quarter 2012
13 New Housing Price Index July 2012
14 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing July 2012
17 Canada's international transactions in securities July 2012
18 Travel between Canada and other countries July 2012
20 Employment Insurance July 2012
21 Consumer Price Index August 2012
21 Wholesale trade July 2012
25 Retail trade July 2012
27 Payroll employment, earnings and hours July 2012
28 Gross domestic product by industry July 2012


October 2012
Release date
Release title
Reference period
1 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes August 2012
4 Field crop reporting series: September estimates of production of principal field crops September 2012
5 Building permits August 2012
5 Labour Force Survey September 2012
11 Canadian international merchandise trade August 2012
11 New Housing Price Index August 2012
16 Canada's international transactions in securities August 2012
16 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing August 2012
17 Investment in non-residential building construction Third quarter 2012
18 Employment Insurance August 2012
18 Travel between Canada and other countries August 2012
18 Wholesale trade August 2012
19 Consumer Price Index September 2012
23 Retail trade August 2012
25 Payroll employment, earnings and hours August 2012
30 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes September 2012
31 Gross domestic product by industry August 2012


November 2012
Release date
Release title
Reference period
2 Labour Force Survey October 2012
5 Building permits September 2012
8 Canadian international merchandise trade September 2012
8 New Housing Price Index September 2012
15 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing September 2012
16 Canada's international transactions in securities September 2012
20 Travel between Canada and other countries September 2012
20 Wholesale trade September 2012
22 Employment Insurance September 2012
22 Retail trade September 2012
23 Consumer Price Index October 2012
26 Farm income 2009, 2010 and 2011
27 Characteristics of international overnight travellers Second quarter 2012
27 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises Third quarter 2012
28 International travel account Third quarter 2012
28 Payroll employment, earnings and hours September 2012
29 Balance of international payments Third quarter 2012
29 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes October 2012
30 Canadian economic accounts Third quarter 2012
30 Gross domestic product by industry September 2012


December 2012
Release date
Release title
Reference period
5 Field crop reporting series: November estimates of production of principal field crops November 2012
6 Building permits October  2012
7 Labour Force Survey November 2012
7 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost Third quarter 2012
11 Canadian international merchandise trade October 2012
13 Industrial capacity utilization rates Third quarter 2012
13 New Housing Price Index October 2012
14 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing October 2012
17 Canada's international transactions in securities October 2012
18 Travel between Canada and other countries October 2012
19 Employment Insurance October 2012
19 Wholesale trade October 2012
20 Payroll employment, earnings and hours October 2012
20 Retail trade October 2012
21 Consumer Price Index November 2012
21 Gross domestic product by industry October 2012


January 2013
Release date
Release title
Reference period
4 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes November 2012
4 Labour Force Survey December 2012
10 Building permits November 2012
10 New Housing Price Index November 2012
11 Canadian international merchandise trade November 2012
17 Canada's international transactions in securities November 2012
17 Investment in non-residential building construction Fourth quarter 2012
18 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing November 2012
21 Travel between Canada and other countries November 2012
25 Consumer Price Index December 2012
30 Payroll employment, earnings and hours November 2012
31 Gross domestic product by industry November 2012
31 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes December 2012


February 2013
Release date
Release title
Reference period
5 Field crop reporting series: Stocks of Canadian grain at December 31 December 2012
7 Building permits December 2012
7 New Housing Price Index December 2012
8 Canadian international merchandise trade December 2012
8 Labour Force Survey January 2013
15 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing December 2012
19 Canada's international transactions in securities December 2012
19 Travel between Canada and other countries December 2012
22 Consumer Price Index January 2013
26 Characteristics of international overnight travellers Third quarter 2012
26 Payroll employment, earnings and hours December 2012
26 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises Fourth quarter 2012
27 International travel account Fourth quarter 2012
27 Private and public investment in Canada 2013
28 Balance of international payments Fourth quarter 2012
28 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes January 2013


March 2013
Release date
Release title
Reference period
1 Canadian economic accounts Fourth quarter 2012
1 Gross domestic product by industry December 2012
7 Building permits January 2013
7 Canadian international merchandise trade January 2013
8 Labour Force Survey February 2013
14 Industrial capacity utilization rates Fourth quarter 2012
18 Canada's international transactions in securities January 2013
27 Payroll employment, earnings and hours January 2013
28 Gross domestic product by industry January 2013
28 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes February 2013

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