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Release dates for major economic indicators, by month, 2006

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January 2006
Release date Release title Reference period
4 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes November 2005
6 Labour Force Survey December 2005
10 Building permits November 2005
10 New Housing Price Index November 2005
12 Canadian international merchandise trade November 2005
13 New motor vehicle sales November 2005
17 Investment in non-residential building construction Fourth quarter 2005
17 Leading Indicators December 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
20 Wholesale trade November 2005
23 Retail trade November 2005
24 Employment Insurance November 2005
26 Payroll 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
1 Field crop reporting series: Stock of Canadian grain at December 31 Year 2005
6 Building permits December 2005
9 New Housing Price Index December 2005
10 Canadian international merchandise trade December 2005
10 Labour Force Survey January 2006
14 New motor vehicle sales December 2005
16 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing December 2005
16 Canada 's international transactions in securities December 2005
17 Wholesale trade December 2005
20 Leading Indicators January 2006
20 Travel between Canada and other countries December 2005
21 Retail trade December 2005
21 Employment Insurance December 2005
22 Consumer Price Index January 2006
23 Characteristics of international travellers Third quarter 2005
23 Private and public investment in Canada Intentions 2006
24 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises Fourth quarter 2005
24 International travel account Fourth quarter 2005
27 Farm cash receipts Fourth quarter 2005
27 Balance of international payments Fourth quarter 2005
27 Payroll employment, earnings and hours December 2005
28 Gross domestic product by industry December 2005
28 Canadian economic accounts Fourth quarter 2005



March 2006
Release date Release title Reference period
1 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes January 2006
6 Building permits January 2006
9 Canadian international merchandise trade January 2006
9 New Housing Price Index January 2006
10 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost Fourth quarter 2005
10 Labour Force Survey February 2006
14 New motor vehicle sales January 2006
15 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing January 2006
16 Consumer Price Index February 2006
17 Wholesale trade January 2006
20 Canada 's international transactions in securities January 2006
20 Travel between Canada and other countries January 2006
21 Retail trade January 2006
21 Leading Indicators February 2006
28 Employment Insurance January 2006
29 Payroll employment, earnings and hours January 2006
30 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes February 2006
31 Gross domestic product by industry January 2006



April 2006
Release date Release title Reference period
6 Building permits February 2006
7 Labour Force Survey March 2006
11 Investment in non-residential building construction First quarter 2006
11 New Housing Price Index February 2006
12 Canadian international merchandise trade February 2006
13 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing February 2006
18 New motor vehicle sales February 2006
19 Canada 's international transactions in securities February 2006
19 Leading Indicators March 2006
20 Consumer Price Index March 2006
20 Travel between Canada and other countries February 2006
21 Retail trade February 2006
21 Wholesale trade February 2006
25 Field crop reporting series: March intentions of principal field crop areas March 31, 2006
26 Employment Insurance February 2006
27 Business Conditions Survey: Canadian manufacturing industries April 2006
28 Gross domestic product by industry February 2006
28 Payroll employment, earnings and hours February 2006



May 2006
Release date Release title Reference period
1 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes March 2006
4 Building permits March 2006
5 Labour Force Survey April 2006
10 Field crop reporting series: Stocks of Canadian grain at March 31 Year 2006
10 New Housing Price Index March 2006
12 Canadian international merchandise trade March 2006
15 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing March 2006
15 New motor vehicle sales March 2006
17 Wholesale trade March 2006
17 Canada 's international transactions in securities March 2006
18 Consumer Price Index April 2006
18 Travel between Canada and other countries March 2006
19 Retail trade March 2006
24 Leading Indicators April 2006
25 Quarterly statistics for enterprises First quarter 2006
26 Net farm income 2005 (preliminary)
26 Farm cash receipts First quarter 2006
29 International travel account First quarter 2006
29 Characteristics of international travellers Fourth quarter 2005
29 Payroll employment, earnings and hours March 2006
30 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes April 2006
30 Balance of international payments First quarter 2006
30 Employment Insurance March 2006
31 Canadian economic accounts First quarter 2006
31 Gross domestic product by industry March 2006



June 2006
Release date Release title Reference period
6 Building permits April 2006
8 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost First quarter 2006
8 New Housing Price Index April 2006
9 Canadian international merchandise trade April 2006
9 Labour Force Survey May 2006
12 Industrial capacity utilization rates First quarter 2006
14 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing April 2006
14 New motor vehicle sales April 2006
19 Wholesale trade April 2006
19 Canada 's international transactions in securities April 2006
19 Travel between Canada and other countries April 2006
20 Consumer Price Index May 2006
21 Retail trade April 2006
21 Leading Indicators May 2006
22 Field crop reporting series: Preliminary estimates of principal field crop areas Year 2006
27 Employment Insurance April 2006
29 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes May 2006
29 Gross domestic product by industry April 2006
29 Payroll employment, earnings and hours April 2006



July 2006
Release date Release title Reference period
6 Building permits May 2006
7 Labour Force Survey June 2006
11 Investment in non-residential building construction Second quarter 2006
11 New Housing Price Index May 2006
12 Canadian international merchandise trade May 2006
14 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing May 2006
17 Canada 's international transactions in securities May 2006
17 New motor vehicle sales May 2006
19 Leading Indicators June 2006
19 Travel between Canada and other countries May 2006
20 Wholesale trade May 2006
21 Consumer Price Index June 2006
24 Retail trade May 2006
25 Employment Insurance May 2006
27 Business Conditions Survey: Canadian manufacturing industries July 2006
28 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes June 2006
31 Gross domestic product by industry May 2006
31 Payroll employment, earnings and hours May 2006



August 2006
Release date Release title Reference period
4 Labour Force Survey July 2006
8 Building permits June 2006
10 Canadian international merchandise trade June 2006
10 New Housing Price Index June 2006
15 New motor vehicle sales June 2006
16 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing June 2006
17 Canada 's international transactions in securities June 2006
17 Travel between Canada and other countries June 2006
18 Wholesale trade June 2006
21 Retail trade June 2006
22 Consumer Price Index July 2006
23 Leading Indicators July 2006
24 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises Second quarter 2006
24 Farm cash receipts Second quarter 2006
25 Field crop reporting series: July 31 estimates of production of principal field crops Year 2006
28 Payroll employment, earnings and hours June 2006
29 International travel account Second quarter 2006
29 Characteristics of international travellers First quarter 2006
29 Employment Insurance June 2006
30 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes July 2006
30 Balance of international payments Second quarter 2006
31 Canadian economic accounts Second quarter 2006
31 Gross domestic product by industry June 2006



September 2006
Release date Release title Reference period
7 Building permits July 2006
8 Labour Force Survey August 2006
11 Industrial capacity utilization rates Second quarter 2006
12 Canadian international merchandise trade July 2006
12 Field crop reporting series: Stocks of Canadian grain at July 31 Year 2006
12 New Housing Price Index July 2006
13 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost Second quarter 2006
14 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing July 2006
15 New motor vehicle sales July 2006
18 Canada's international transactions in securities July 2006
19 Consumer Price Index August 2006
20 Wholesale trade July 2006
20 Leading Indicators August 2006
20 Travel between Canada and other countries July 2006
21 Retail trade July 2006
26 Employment Insurance July 2006
28 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes August 2006
28 Payroll employment, earnings and hours July 2006
29 Gross domestic product by industry July 2006



October 2006
Release date Release title Reference period
5 Field crop reporting series: September estimates of production of principal field crop areas Year 2006
5 Building permits August 2006
6 Labour Force Survey September 2006
11 New Housing Price Index August 2006
12 Canadian international merchandise trade August 2006
12 Investment in non-residential building construction Third quarter 2006
13 New motor vehicle sales August 2006
16 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing August 2006
18 Leading Indicators September 2006
19 Wholesale trade August 2006
19 Canada 's international transactions in securities August 2006
19 Travel between Canada and other countries August 2006
20 Consumer Price Index September 2006
23 Retail trade August 2006
24 Employment Insurance August 2006
26 Business Conditions Survey: Canadian manufacturing industries October 2006
30 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes September 2006
30 Payroll employment, earnings and hours August 2006
31 Gross domestic product by industry August 2006



November 2006
Release date Release title Reference period
3 Labour Force Survey October 2006
6 Building permits September 2006
9 Canadian international merchandise trade September 2006
9 New Housing Price Index September 2006
15 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing September 2006
15 New motor vehicle sales September 2006
16 Canada's international transactions in securities September 2006
20 Wholesale trade September 2006
20 Travel between Canada and other countries September 2006
21 Retail trade September 2006
21 Leading Indicators October 2006
22 Consumer Price Index October 2006
23 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises Third quarter 2006
24 Net farm income 2005 (revised)
24 Farm cash receipts Third quarter 2006
28 International travel account Third quarter 2006
28 Characteristics of international travellers Second quarter 2006
28 Employment Insurance September 2006
29 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes October 2006
29 Balance of international payments Third quarter 2006
29 Payroll employment, earnings and hours September 2006
30 Canadian economic accounts Third quarter 2006
30 Gross domestic product by industry September 2006



December 2006
Release date Release title Reference period
1 Labour Force Survey November 2006
6 Building permits October 2006
7 Field crop reporting series: November estimates of production of principal field crops November 2006
11 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost Third quarter 2006
11 New Housing Price Index October 2006
12 Canadian international merchandise trade October 2006
13 Industrial capacity utilization rates Third quarter 2006
13 New motor vehicle sales October 2006
14 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing October 2006
18 Canada 's international transactions in securities October 2006
18 Leading Indicators November 2006
19 Consumer Price Index November 2006
19 Employment Insurance October 2006
20 Wholesale trade October 2006
20 Travel between Canada and other countries October 2006
21 Retail trade October 2006
21 Gross domestic product by industry October 2006
21 Payroll employment, earnings and hours October 2006



January 2007
Release date Release title Reference period
4 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes November 2006
10 Canadian international merchandise trade November 2006
10 Building permits November 2006
10 New Housing Price Index November 2006
15 Investment in non-residential building constructions Fourth quarter 2006
15 New motor vehicle sales November 2006
18 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing November 2006
18 Canada 's international transactions in securities November 2006
18 Travel between Canada and other countries November 2006
23 Consumer Price Index December 2006
23 Employment Insurance November 2006
29 Business Conditions Survey: Canadian manufacturing industries January 2007
29 Payroll employment, earnings and hours November 2006
30 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes December 2006
31 Gross domestic product by industry November 2006



February 2007
Release date Release title Reference period
6 Building permits December 2006
8 New Housing Price Index December 2006
13 Canadian international merchandise trade December 2006
13 New motor vehicle sales December 2006
15 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing December 2006
19 Canada 's international transactions in securities December 2006
20 Consumer Price Index January 2007
20 Travel between Canada and other countries December 2006
22 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises Fourth quarter 2006
26 International travel account Fourth quarter 2006
26 Characteristics of international travellers Third quarter 2006
26 Payroll employment, earnings and hours December 2006
27 Farm cash receipts Fourth quarter 2006
27 Employment Insurance December 2006



March 2007
Release date Release title Reference period
2 Gross domestic product by industry December 2006
2 National economic and financial accounts Fourth quarter 2006
12 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost Fourth quarter 2006
14 Industrial capacity utilization rates Fourth quarter 2006
27 Employment Insurance January 2007
30 Payroll employment, earnings and hours January 2007

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