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- Population estimate
(Note) (January 2013)35,056,064 - CPI annual inflation
(April 2013)0.4% - Unemployment rate
(April 2013)7.2% - Monthly GDP growth
(February 2013)0.3%
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- Consumer Price Index
April 2013 - Wholesale trade
March 2013 - Canada's international transactions in securities
March 2013 - Monthly Survey of Manufacturing
March 2013
May 17, 2013
Consumer Price Index
April 2013
Consumer prices rose 0.4% in the 12 months to April, following a 1.0% increase in March. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index decreased 0.4% in April, after posting no change in March.
May 17, 2013
Wholesale trade
March 2013
Wholesale sales advanced by 0.3% in March to $49.1 billion. The increase was mainly due to higher sales in the motor vehicle industry. Since May 2012, wholesale sales have been relatively flat.
May 16, 2013
Canada's international transactions in securities
March 2013
Non-resident investors acquired $1.2 billion of Canadian securities in March, led by investment in government bonds. Meanwhile, Canadian investors added $3.8 billion of foreign securities to their holdings, following a $4.3 billion acquisition in February.
May 15, 2013
Monthly Survey of Manufacturing
March 2013
Manufacturing sales edged down 0.3% to $49.5 billion in March, the third decline in four months.
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