Release dates for major economic indicators, 2017

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Building permits
Release date Reference period
January 10, 2017 November 2016
February 7, 2017 December 2016
March 8, 2017 January 2017
April 6, 2017 February 2017
May 9, 2017 March 2017
June 7, 2017 April 2017
July 6, 2017 May 2017
August 9, 2017 June 2017
September 7, 2017 July 2017
October 10, 2017 August 2017
November 8, 2017 September 2017
December 7, 2017 October 2017
January 10, 2018 November 2017
February 7, 2018 December 2017
March 8, 2018 January 2018
Canada's balance of international payments
Release date Reference period
March 1, 2017 Fourth quarter 2016
May 30, 2017 First quarter 2017
August 30, 2017 Second quarter 2017
November 30, 2017 Third quarter 2017
March 1, 2018 Fourth quarter 2017
Canada's international investment position
Release date Reference period
March 14, 2017 Fourth quarter 2016
June 13, 2017 First quarter 2017
September 14, 2017 Second quarter 2017
December 13, 2017 Third quarter 2017
March 14, 2018 Fourth quarter 2017
Canada's international transactions in securities
Release date Reference period
January 19, 2017 November 2016
February 17, 2017 December 2016
March 16, 2017 January 2017
April 18, 2017 February 2017
May 18, 2017 March 2017
June 16, 2017 April 2017
July 17, 2017 May 2017
August 16, 2017 June 2017
September 18, 2017 July 2017
October 16, 2017 August 2017
November 16, 2017 September 2017
December 18, 2017 October 2017
January 19, 2018 November 2017
February 16, 2018 December 2017
March 16, 2018 January 2018
Canadian international merchandise trade
Release date Reference period
January 6, 2017 November 2016
February 7, 2017 December 2016
March 7, 2017 January 2017
April 4, 2017 February 2017
May 4, 2017 March 2017
June 2, 2017 April 2017
July 6, 2017 May 2017
August 4, 2017 June 2017
September 6, 2017 July 2017
October 5, 2017 August 2017
November 3, 2017 September 2017
December 5, 2017 October 2017
January 5, 2018 November 2017
February 6, 2018 December 2017
March 7, 2018 January 2018
Consumer Price Index
Release date Reference period
January 20, 2017 December 2016
February 24, 2017 January 2017
March 24, 2017 February 2017
April 21, 2017 March 2017
May 19, 2017 April 2017
June 23, 2017 May 2017
July 21, 2017 June 2017
August 18, 2017 July 2017
September 22, 2017 August 2017
October 20, 2017 September 2017
November 17, 2017 October 2017
December 21, 2017 November 2017
January 26, 2018 December 2017
February 23, 2018 January 2018
March 23, 2018 February 2018
Employment Insurance
Release date Reference period
January 18, 2017 November 2016
February 16, 2017 December 2016
March 23, 2017 January 2017
April 20, 2017 February 2017
May 18, 2017 March 2017
June 22, 2017 April 2017
July 20, 2017 May 2017
August 24, 2017 June 2017
September 21, 2017 July 2017
October 19, 2017 August 2017
November 23, 2017 September 2017
December 19, 2017 October 2017
January 18, 2018 November 2017
February 15, 2018 December 2017
March 22, 2018 January 2018
Farm income
Release date Reference period
May 24, 2017 2016
November 24, 2017 2016
Gross domestic product by industry
Release date Reference period
January 31, 2017 November 2016
March 2, 2017 December 2016
March 31, 2017 January 2017
April 28, 2017 February 2017
May 31, 2017 March 2017
June 30, 2017 April 2017
July 28, 2017 May 2017
August 31, 2017 June 2017
September 29, 2017 July 2017
October 31, 2017 August 2017
December 1, 2017 September 2017
December 22, 2017 October 2017
January 31, 2018 November 2017
March 2, 2018 December 2017
March 29, 2018 January 2018
Gross domestic product, income and expenditure
Release date Reference period
March 2, 2017 Fourth quarter 2016
May 31, 2017 First quarter 2017
August 31, 2017 Second quarter 2017
December 1, 2017 Third quarter 2017
March 2, 2018 Fourth quarter 2017
Industrial capacity utilization rates
Release date Reference period
March 9, 2017 Fourth quarter 2016
June 9, 2017 First quarter 2017
September 8, 2017 Second quarter 2017
December 8, 2017 Third quarter 2017
March 9, 2018 Fourth quarter 2017
Industrial product and raw materials price indexes
Release date Reference period
January 5, 2017 November 2016
January 31, 2017 December 2016
February 28, 2017 January 2017
March 30, 2017 February 2017
April 28, 2017 March 2017
May 30, 2017 April 2017
June 30, 2017 May 2017
July 31, 2017 June 2017
August 29, 2017 July 2017
September 29, 2017 August 2017
October 31, 2017 September 2017
November 28, 2017 October 2017
January 4, 2018 November 2017
January 31, 2018 December 2017
February 28, 2018 January 2018
March 29, 2018 February 2018
Investment in non-residential building construction
Release date Reference period
January 17, 2017 Fourth quarter 2016
April 18, 2017 First quarter 2017
July 17, 2017 Second quarter 2017
October 16, 2017 Third quarter 2017
January 16, 2018 Fourth quarter 2017
Labour Force Survey
Release date Reference period
January 6, 2017 December 2016
February 10, 2017 January 2017
March 10, 2017 February 2017
April 7, 2017 March 2017
May 5, 2017 April 2017
June 9, 2017 May 2017
July 7, 2017 June 2017
August 4, 2017 July 2017
September 8, 2017 August 2017
October 6, 2017 September 2017
November 3, 2017 October 2017
December 1, 2017 November 2017
January 5, 2018 December 2017
February 9, 2018 January 2018
March 9, 2018 February 2018
Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost
Release date Reference period
March 8, 2017 Fourth quarter 2016
June 2, 2017 First quarter 2017
September 6, 2017 Second quarter 2017
December 6, 2017 Third quarter 2017
March 7, 2018 Fourth quarter 2017
Model-based principal field crop estimates
Release date Reference period
September 19, 2017 2017
Monthly Survey of Manufacturing
Release date Reference period
January 19, 2017 November 2016
February 15, 2017 December 2016
March 17, 2017 January 2017
April 13, 2017 February 2017
May 17, 2017 March 2017
June 15, 2017 April 2017
July 19, 2017 May 2017
August 17, 2017 June 2017
September 19, 2017 July 2017
October 18, 2017 August 2017
November 16, 2017 September 2017
December 15, 2017 October 2017
January 19, 2018 November 2017
February 16, 2018 December 2017
March 16, 2018 January 2018
National balance sheet and financial flow accounts
Release date Reference period
March 15, 2017 Fourth quarter 2016
June 14, 2017 First quarter 2017
September 15, 2017 Second quarter 2017
December 14, 2017 Third quarter 2017
March 15, 2018 Fourth quarter 2017
National tourism indicators
Release date Reference period
January 5, 2017 Third quarter 2016
March 30, 2017 Fourth quarter 2016
June 29, 2017 First quarter 2017
September 28, 2017 Second quarter 2017
January 10, 2018 Third quarter 2017
March 28, 2018 Fourth quarter 2017
New Housing Price Index
Release date Reference period
January 12, 2017 November 2016
February 9, 2017 December 2016
March 9, 2017 January 2017
April 13, 2017 February 2017
May 11, 2017 March 2017
June 8, 2017 April 2017
July 13, 2017 May 2017
August 10, 2017 June 2017
September 14, 2017 July 2017
October 12, 2017 August 2017
November 9, 2017 September 2017
December 14, 2017 October 2017
January 11, 2018 November 2017
February 8, 2018 December 2017
March 8, 2018 January 2018
Non-residential Capital and Repair Expenditures
Release date Reference period
February 28, 2017 2015 , 2016 and 2017
February 28, 2018 2016 , 2017 and 2018
Payroll employment, earnings and hours
Release date Reference period
January 26, 2017 November 2016
February 23, 2017 December 2016
March 31, 2017 January 2017
April 27, 2017 February 2017
May 25, 2017 March 2017
June 29, 2017 April 2017
July 27, 2017 May 2017
August 30, 2017 June 2017
September 28, 2017 July 2017
October 26, 2017 August 2017
November 30, 2017 September 2017
December 20, 2017 October 2017
January 25, 2018 November 2017
February 23, 2018 December 2017
March 28, 2018 January 2018
Principal field crop areas
Release date Reference period
April 21, 2017 March 2017
June 29, 2017 June 2017
Production of principal field crops
Release date Reference period
August 31, 2017 July 2017
December 6, 2017 November 2017
Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises
Release date Reference period
February 23, 2017 Fourth quarter 2016
May 25, 2017 First quarter 2017
August 24, 2017 Second quarter 2017
November 24, 2017 Third quarter 2017
February 22, 2018 Fourth quarter 2017
Retail trade
Release date Reference period
January 20, 2017 November 2016
February 22, 2017 December 2016
March 21, 2017 January 2017
April 26, 2017 February 2017
May 19, 2017 March 2017
June 22, 2017 April 2017
July 21, 2017 May 2017
August 22, 2017 June 2017
September 22, 2017 July 2017
October 20, 2017 August 2017
November 23, 2017 September 2017
December 21, 2017 October 2017
January 25, 2018 November 2017
February 22, 2018 December 2017
March 23, 2018 January 2018
Stocks of principal field crops
Release date Reference period
February 3, 2017 December 31, 2016
May 5, 2017 March 31, 2017
September 6, 2017 July 31, 2017
February 5, 2018 December 31, 2017
Travel between Canada and other countries
Release date Reference period
January 19, 2017 November 2016
February 21, 2017 December 2016
March 20, 2017 January 2017
April 20, 2017 February 2017
May 18, 2017 March 2017
June 20, 2017 April 2017
July 20, 2017 May 2017
August 18, 2017 June 2017
September 20, 2017 July 2017
October 19, 2017 August 2017
November 21, 2017 September 2017
December 19, 2017 October 2017
January 19, 2018 November 2017
February 20, 2018 December 2017
March 22, 2018 January 2018
Wholesale trade
Release date Reference period
January 23, 2017 November 2016
February 20, 2017 December 2016
March 20, 2017 January 2017
April 24, 2017 February 2017
May 23, 2017 March 2017
June 20, 2017 April 2017
July 24, 2017 May 2017
August 21, 2017 June 2017
September 21, 2017 July 2017
October 23, 2017 August 2017
November 21, 2017 September 2017
December 20, 2017 October 2017
January 22, 2018 November 2017
February 20, 2018 December 2017
March 20, 2018 January 2018

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