November 19, 2009
Wholesale trade, September 2009
Wholesale sales in current dollars edged up 0.2% in September, following a 1.5% decline in August. Higher sales in the machinery and electronic equipment sector, and the food, beverages and tobacco products sector offset weaker sales in the automotive products sector. Sales excluding the automotive products sector rose 0.6%.
November 19, 2009
Canada's international transactions in securities, September 2009
Foreign demand for Canadian securities was up strongly in September, as non-residents added $13.6 billion to their portfolios, mainly equities. Canadian investors, in contrast, removed $4.8 billion from their holdings of foreign securities in September.
November 18, 2009
Consumer Price Index, October 2009
Consumer prices rose 0.1% in the 12 months to October, following a 0.9% decrease in September. Excluding energy, the Consumer Price Index rose 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, consumer prices increased 0.4% from September to October.
November 17, 2009
Study: Indebtedness and liquidity of non-financial corporations, 2009
The indebtedness and liquidity position of non-financial corporations remained at historically favourable levels at the end of the second quarter of 2009, despite the economic downturn that started in 2008.