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Release dates for major economic indicators, by month, 2005

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January 2005
Release date Release title Reference period
5 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes November 2004
7 Labour Force Survey December 2004
10 Building permits November 2004
12 Canadian international merchandise trade November 2004
12 New Housing Price Index November 2004
14 New motor vehicle sales November 2004
17 Investment in non-residential building construction Fourth quarter 2004
18 Leading Indicators December 2004
19 Consumer Price Index December 2004
19 Canada 's international transactions in securities November 2004
20 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing November 2004
20 Travel between Canada and other countries November 2004
21 Wholesale trade November 2004
24 Retail trade November 2004
25 Employment Insurance November 2004
27 Business Conditions Survey: Canadian manufacturing industries January 2005
27 Employment, earning and hours November 2004
28 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes December 2004
31 Gross domestic product by industry November 2004



February 2005
Release date Release title Reference period
2 Field crop reporting series: Stock of Canadian grain at December 31 Year 2004
4 Labour Force Survey January 2005
7 Building permits December 2004
10 Canadian international merchandise trade December 2004
10 New Housing Price Index December 2004
14 New motor vehicle sales December 2004
14 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing December 2004
17 Canada 's international transactions in securities December 2004
17 Travel between Canada and other countries December 2004
18 Wholesale trade December 2004
21 Retail trade December 2004
22 Leading Indicators January 2005
22 Consumer Price Index January 2005
22 Employment Insurance December 2004
23 Private and public investment in Canada Intentions 2005
23 Characteristics of international travellers Third quarter 2004
24 Farm cash receipts Fourth quarter 2004
24 International travel account Fourth quarter 2004
25 Balance of international payments Fourth quarter 2004
25 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises Fourth quarter 2004
25 Employment, earnings and hours December 2004
28 Gross domestic product by industry December 2004
28 National economic and financial accounts Fourth quarter 2004



March 2005
Release date Release title Reference period
1 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes January 2005
7 Building permits January 2005
9 New Housing Price Index January 2005
10 Industrial capacity utilization rates Fourth quarter 2004
10 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost Fourth quarter 2004
11 Canadian international merchandise trade January 2005
11 Labour Force Survey February 2005
14 New motor vehicle sales January 2005
15 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing January 2005
17 Canada 's international transactions in securities January 2005
17 Travel between Canada and other countries January 2005
21 Wholesale trade January 2005
22 Retail trade January 2005
22 Employment Insurance January 2005
23 Consumer Price Index February 2005
23 Leading Indicators February 2005
29 Employment, earnings and hours January 2005
30 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes February 2005
31 Gross domestic product by industry January 2005



April 2005
Release date Release title Reference period
6 Building permits February 2005
8 Labour Force Survey March 2005
11 Investment in non-residential building construction First quarter 2005
12 Canadian international merchandise trade February 2005
12 New Housing Price Index February 2005
15 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing February 2005
18 New motor vehicle sales February 2005
18 Canada 's international transactions in securities February 2005
19 Leading Indicators March 2005
19 Wholesale trade February 2005
20 Travel between Canada and other countries February 2005
21 Field crop reporting series: March intentions of principal field crop areas Year 2005
21 Retail trade February 2005
22 Consumer Price Index March 2005
26 Employment Insurance February 2005
28 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes March 2005
28 Business Conditions Survey: Canadian manufacturing industries April 2005
28 Employment, earnings and hours February 2005
29 Gross domestic product by industry February 2005



May 2005
Release date Release title Reference period
5 Building permits March 2005
6 Field crop reporting series: Stocks of Canadian grain at March 31 Year 2005
6 Labour Force Survey April 2005
10 New Housing Price Index March 2005
11 Canadian international merchandise trade March 2005
12 New motor vehicle sales March 2005
13 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing March 2005
18 Canada 's international transactions in securities March 2005
18 Travel between Canada and other countries March 2005
18 Wholesale trade March 2005
20 Consumer Price Index April 2005
20 Retail trade March 2005
24 Leading Indicators April 2005
24 Employment Insurance March 2005
25 Net farm income 2004 (preliminary)
25 Farm cash receipts First quarter 2005
26 Quarterly statistics for entreprises First quarter 2005
26 Employment, earnings and hours March 2005
27 Characteristics of international travellers Fourth quarter 2004
27 International travel account First quarter 2005
30 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes April 2005
30 Balance of international payments First quarter 2005
31 National economic and financial accounts First quarter 2005
31 Gross domestic product by industry March 2005



June 2005
Release date Release title Reference period
6 Building permits April 2005
9 Industrial capacity utilization rates First quarter 2005
9 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost First quarter 2005
9 New Housing Price Index April 2005
10 Labour Force Survey May 2005
10 Canadian international merchandise trade April 2005
14 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing April 2005
15 New motor vehicle sales April 2005
16 Canada 's international transactions in securities April 2005
16 Travel between Canada and other countries April 2005
17 Wholesale trade April 2005
21 Retail trade April 2005
22 Leading Indicators May 2005
23 Field crop reporting series: Preliminary estimates of principal field crop areas Year 2005
23 Employment, earnings and hours April 2005
24 Consumer Price Index May 2005
28 Employment Insurance April 2005
30 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes May 2005
30 Gross domestic product by industry April 2005



July 2005
Release date Release title Reference period
7 Building permits May 2005
8 Labour Force Survey June 2005
11 Investment in non-residential building construction Second quarter 2005
12 New Housing Price Index May 2005
13 Canadian international merchandise trade May 2005
14 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing May 2005
15 New motor vehicle sales May 2005
18 Canada 's international transactions in securities May 2005
20 Leading Indicators June 2005
20 Wholesale trade May 2005
20 Travel between Canada and other countries May 2005
22 Consumer Price Index June 2005
22 Retail trade May 2005
26 Employment Insurance May 2005
28 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes June 2005
28 Employment, earnings and hours May 2005
29 Gross domestic product by industry May 2005
29 Business Conditions Survey: Canadian manufacturing industries July 2005



August 2005
Release date Release title Reference period
5 Labour Force Survey July 2005
8 Building permits June 2005
10 New Housing Price Index June 2005
12 Canadian international merchandise trade June 2005
15 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing June 2005
15 New motor vehicle sales June 2005
17 Wholesale trade June 2005
18 Canada 's international transactions in securities June 2005
18 Travel between Canada and other countries June 2005
22 Retail trade June 2005
23 Leading Indicators July 2005
23 Employment Insurance June 2005
25 Quarterly financial statistics for entreprises Second quarter 2005
25 Farm cash receipts Second quarter 2005
25 Employment, earnings and hours June 2005
26 Consumer Price Index July 2005
26 ield crop reporting series: July 31 estimates of production of principal field crops Year 2005
29 Characteristics of international travellers First quarter 2005
29 International travel account Second quarter 2005
30 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes July 2005
30 Balance of international payments Second quarter 2005
31 National economic and financial accounts Second quarter 2005
31 Gross domestic product by industry June 2005



September 2005
Release date Release title Reference period
7 Building permits July 2005
8 Industrial capacity utilization rates Second quarter 2005
8 New Housing Price Index July 2005
9 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost Second quarter 2005
9 Labour Force Survey August 2005
13 Canadian international merchandise trade July 2005
13 Field crop reporting series: Stocks of Canadian grain at July 31 Year 2005
14 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing July 2005
15 New motor vehicle sales July 2005
19 Canada 's international transactions in securities July 2005
20 Leading Indicators August 2005
20 Wholesale trade July 2005
20 Travel between Canada and other countries July 2005
21 Retail trade July 2005
22 Consumer Price Index August 2005
27 Employment Insurance July 2005
28 Employment, earnings and hours July 2005
29 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes August 2005
30 Gross domestic product by industry July 2005



October 2005
Release date Release title Reference period
5 Field crop reporting series: September estimates of production of principal field crop areas Year 2005
6 Building permits August 2005
7 Labour Force Survey September 2005
11 Investment in non-residential building construction Third quarter 2005
11 New Housing Price Index August 2005
13 Canadian international merchandise trade August 2005
14 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing August 2005
14 New motor vehicle sales August 2005
18 Canada 's international transactions in securities August 2005
18 Leading Indicators September 2005
19 Wholesale trade August 2005
19 Travel between Canada and other countries August 2005
21 Retail trade August 2005
25 Consumer Price Index September 2005
25 Employment Insurance August 2005
27 Business Conditions Survey: Canadian manufacturing industries October 2005
27 Employment, earnings and hours August 2005
28 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes September 2005
31 Gross domestic product by industry August 2005



November 2005
Release date Release title Reference period
4 Labour Force Survey October 2005
7 Building permits September 2005
10 Canadian international merchandise trade September 2005
10 New Housing Price Index September 2005
14 New motor vehicle sales September 2005
15 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing September 2005
17 Canada's international transactions in securities September 2005
17 Travel between Canada and other countries September 2005
18 Wholesale trade September 2005
21 Retail trade September 2005
22 Consumer Price Index October 2005
23 Leading Indicators October 2005
24 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises Third quarter 2005
25 Net farm income 2004 (revised)
25 Farm cash receipts Third quarter 2005
28 Characteristics of international travellers Second quarter 2005
28 International travel account Third quarter 2005
29 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes October 2005
29 Balance of international payments Third quarter 2005
29 Employment, earnings and hours September 2005
29 Employment Insurance September 2005
30 National economic and financial accounts Third quarter 2005
30 Gross domestic product by industry September 2005



December 2005
Release date Release title Reference period
2 Labour Force Survey November 2005
6 Building permits October 2005
7 Field crop reporting series: November estimates of production of principal field crops November 2005
8 New Housing Price Index October 2005
9 Industrial capacity utilization rates Third quarter 2005
9 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost Third quarter 2005
13 Leading Indicators November 2005
13 New motor vehicle sales October 2005
14 Canadian international merchandise trade October 2005
14 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing October 2005
19 Canada 's international transactions in securities October 2005
19 Wholesale trade October 2005
19 Travel between Canada and other countries October 2005
20 Consumer Price Index November 2005
20 Employment Insurance October 2005
21 Retail trade October 2005
22 Employment, earnings and hours October 2005
23 Gross domestic product by industry October 2005



January 2006
Release date Release title Reference period
4 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes November 2005
10 Building permits November 2005
10 New Housing Price Index November 2005
13 New motor vehicle sales November 2005
18 Consumer Price Index December 2005
18 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing November 2005
19 Canada 's international transactions in securities November 2005
19 Travel between Canada and other countries November 2005
24 Employment Insurance November 2005
26 Employment, earnings and hours November 2005
27 Business Conditions Survey: Canadian manufacturing industries January 2006
30 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes December 2005
31 Gross domestic product by industry November 2005



February 2006
Release date Release title Reference period
6 Building permits December 2005
9 New Housing Price Index December 2005
14 New motor vehicle sales December 2005
16 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing December 2005
16 Canada 's international merchandise trade December 2005
20 Travel between Canada and other countries December 2005
21 Employment Insurance December 2005
24 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises Fourth quarter 2005
27 Farm cash receipts Fourth quarter 2005
27 Employment, earnings and hours December 2005
28 Gross domestic product by industry December 2005



March 2006
Release date Release title Reference period
1 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes January 2006
10 Labout productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost Fourth quarter 2005
28 Employment Insurance January 2006
29 Employment, earnings and hours January 2006
30 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes February 2006

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