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2004 Release dates for major economic indicators, by month

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Release date Release title Reference period

January 2004

5 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes November 2003
9 Labour Force Survey December 2003
12 Building permits November 2003
12 New Housing Price Index November 2003
14 Canadian international merchandise trade November 2003
15 New motor vehicle sales November 2003
15 Investment in non-residential building construction Fourth quarter 2003
19 Canada's international transactions in securities November 2003
20 Leading Indicators December 2003
21 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing November 2003
21 Travel between Canada and other countries November 2003
22 Consumer Price Index December 2003
26 Wholesale trade November 2003
27 Employment Insurance November 2003
27 Retail trade November 2003
29 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes December 2003
29 Employment, earnings and hours November 2003
30 Gross domestic product by industry November 2003

February 2004

4 Business Conditions Survey: Canadian manufacturing industries January 2004
5 Building permits December 2003
5 Field crop reporting series: Stocks of Canadian grain at December 31 Year 2003
6 Labour Force Survey January 2004
11 New Housing Price Index December 2003
12 New motor vehicle sales December 2003
13 Canadian international merchandise trade December 2003
13 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing December 2003
18 Canada's international transactions in securities December 2003
19 Leading Indicators January 2004
19 Travel between Canada and other countries December 2003
20 Consumer Price Index January 2004
24 Characteristics of international travellers Third quarter 2003
24 Farm cash receipts Fourth quarter 2003
24 Employment Insurance December 2003
25 International travel account Fourth quarter 2003
25 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises Fourth quarter 2003
25 Private and public investment in Canada Intentions 2004
26 Balance of international payments Fourth quarter 2003
26 Retail trade December 2003
26 Wholesale trade December 2003
26 Employment, earnings and hours December 2003
27 Gross domestic product by industry December 2003
27 National economic and financial accountsv Fourth quarter 2003

March 2004

2 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes January 2004
4 Building permits January 2004
10 Canadian international merchandise trade January 2004
10 New housing price index January 2004
11 Industrial capacity utilization rates Fourth quarter 2003
12 Labour Force Survey February 2004
12 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost Fourth quarter 2003
15 New motor vehicle sales January 2004
16 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing January 2004
18 Consumer Price Index February 2004
18 Canada's international transactions in securities January 2004
18 Travel between Canada and other countries January 2004
23 Leading Indicators February 2004
26 Retail trade January 2004
26 Wholesale trade January 2004
30 Employment, earnings and hours January 2004
30 Employment Insurance January 2004
31 Gross domestic product by industry January 2004
31 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes February 2004

April 2004

6 Building permits February 2004
8 Labour Force Survey March 2004
13 Investment in non-residential building construction First quarter 2004
13 New Housing Price Index February 2004
14 Canadian international merchandise trade February 2004
15 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing February 2004
19 New motor vehicle sales February 2004
20 Consumer Price Index March 2004
20 Canada's international transactions in securities February 2004
20 Travel between Canada and other countries February 2004
21 Leading Indicators March 2004
23 Field crop reporting series: March intentions of principal field crop areas Year 2004
27 Retail trade February 2004
27 Wholesale trade February 2004
27 Employment Insurance February 2004
29 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes March 2004
29 Business Conditions Survey: Canadian manufacturing industries April 2004
29 Employment, earnings and hours February 2004
30 Gross domestic product by industry February 2004

May 2004

6 Building permits March 2004
7 Field crop reporting series: Stocks of Canadian grain at March 31 Year 2004
7 Labour Force Survey April 2004
11 New Housing Price Index March 2004
12 Canadian international merchandise trade March 2004
13 New motor vehicle sales March 2004
14 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing March 2004
19 Canada's international transactions in securities March 2004
19 Leading Indicators April 2004
19 Travel between Canada and other countries March 2004
20 Consumer Price Index April 2004
25 Wholesale trade March 2004
25 Retail trade March 2004
26 Characteristics of international travellers Fourth quarter 2003
26 International travel account First quarter 2004
26 Employment Insurance March 2004
27 Farm cash receipts First quarter 2004
27 Net farm income 2003 (preliminary)
27 Employment, earnings and hours March 2004
28 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes April 2004
28 Balance of international payments First quarter 2004
31 National economic and financial accounts First quarter 2004
31 Gross domestic product by industry March 2004

June 2004

3 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises First quarter 2004
4 Labour Force Survey May 2004
7 Building permits April 2004
10 Industrial capacity utilization rates First quarter 2004
10 New Housing Price Index April 2004
11 Canadian international merchandise trade April 2004
11 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost First quarter 2004
14 New motor vehicle sales April 2004
15 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing April 2004
17 Canada's international transactions in securities April 2004
17 Travel between Canada and other countries April 2004
22 Consumer Price Index May 2004
22 Leading Indicators May 2004
23 Wholesale trade April 2004
24 Employment, earnings and hours April 2004
25 Retail trade April 2004
29 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes May 2004
29 Field crop reporting series: Preliminary estimates of principal field crop areas Year 2004
29 Employment Insurance April 2004
30 Gross domestic product by industry April 2004

July 2004

7 Building permits May 2004
9 Labour Force Survey June 2004
9 New Housing Price Index May 2004
12 Investment in non-residential building construction Second quarter 2004
13 Canadian international merchandise trade May 2004
15 New motor vehicle sales May 2004
15 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing May 2004
16 Consumer Price Index June 2004
19 Canada's international transactions in securities May 2004
20 Wholesale trade May 2004
20 Leading Indicators June 2004
20 Travel between Canada and other countries May 2004
26 Retail trade May 2004
27 Employment Insurance May 2004
28 Employment, earnings and hours May 2004
29 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes June 2004
29 Gross domestic product by industry May 2004
30 Business Conditions Survey: Canadian manufacturing industries July 2004

August 2004

6 Labour Force Survey July 2004
9 Building permits June 2004
10 New Housing Price Index June 2004
13 Canadian international merchandise trade June 2004
13 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing June 2004
16 New motor vehicle sales June 2004
18 Canada's international transactions in securities June 2004
19 Travel between Canada and other countries June 2004
20 Wholesale trade June 2004
23 Retail trade June 2004
24 Consumer Price Index July 2004
24 Field crop reporting series: July 31 estimates of production of principal field crops Year 2004
24 Employment Insurance June 2004
25 Leading Indicators July 2004
26 Farm cash receipts Second quarter 2004
26 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises Second quarter 2004
26 Employment, earnings and hours June 2004
27 International travel account Second quarter 2004
27 Characteristics of international travellers First quarter 2004
30 Balance of international payments Second quarter 2004
30 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes July 2004
31 Gross domestic product by industry June 2004
31 National economic and financial accounts Second quarter 2004

September 2004

7 Building permits July 2004
8 Field crop reporting series: Stocks of Canadian grain at July 31 Year 2004
9 Industrial capacity utilization rates Second quarter 2004
9 New Housing Price Index July 2004
10 Canadian international merchandise trade July 2004
10 Labour Force Survey August 2004
13 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost Second quarter 2004
14 New motor vehicle sales July 2004
15 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing July 2004
16 Canada's international transactions in securities July 2004
17 Consumer Price Index August 2004
17 Leading Indicators August 2004
20 Wholesale trade July 2004
20 Travel between Canada and other countries July 2004
21 Retail trade July 2004
28 Employment, earnings and hours July 2004
28 Employment Insurance July 2004
29 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes August 2004
30 Gross domestic product by industry July 2004

October 2004

6 Building permits August 2004
6 Field crop reporting series: September estimates of production of principal field crops Year 2004
8 Labour Force Survey September 2004
12 Investment in non-residential building construction Third quarter 2004
12 New Housing Price Index August 2004
14 Canadian international merchandise trade August 2004
14 New motor vehicle sales August 2004
15 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing August 2004
18 Canada's international transactions in securities August 2004
20 Wholesale trade August 2004
20 Leading Indicators September 2004
20 Travel between Canada and other countries August 2004
21 Retail trade August 2004
26 Consumer Price Index September 2004
26 Employment Insurance August 2004
27 Employment, earnings and hours August 2004
28 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes September 2004
28 Business Conditions Survey: Canadian manufacturing industries October 2004
29 Gross domestic product by industry August 2004

November 2004

4 Building permits September 2004
5 Labour Force Survey October 2004
10 Canadian international merchandise trade September 2004
10 New Housing Price Index September 2004
15 New motor vehicle sales September 2004
15 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing September 2004
18 Canada's international transactions in securities September 2004
18 Travel between Canada and other countries September 2004
19 Wholesale trade September 2004
22 Retail trade September 2004
23 Consumer Price Index October 2004
23 Leading Indicators October 2004
24 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises Third quarter 2004
25 Net farm income 2003 (revised)
25 Farm cash receipts Third quarter 2004
26 Characteristics of international travellers Second quarter 2004
26 International travel account Third quarter 2004
29 Balance of international payments Third quarter 2004
29 Employment, earnings and hours September 2004
30 Gross domestic product by industry September 2004
30 National economic and financial accounts Third quarter 2004
30 Employment Insurance September 2004

December 2004

1 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes October 2004
3 Labour Force Survey November 2004
6 Building permits October 2004
8 Field crop reporting series: November estimates of production of principal field crops Year 2004
9 New Housing Price Index October 2004
10 Industrial capacity utilization rates Third quarter 2004
10 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost Third quarter 2004
13 New motor vehicle sales October 2004
14 Canadian international merchandise trade October 2004
14 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing October 2004
16 Canada's international transactions in securities October 2004
16 Travel between Canada and other countries October 2004
17 Consumer Price Index November 2004
20 Wholesale trade October 2004
21 Retail trade October 2004
21 Leading Indicators November 2004
21 Employment Insurance October 2004
22 Employment, earnings and hours October 2004
23 Gross domestic product by industry October 2004

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