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Thursday, April 9, 2009
Released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time
Labour Force Survey, March 2009
Employment declined by 61,000 in March, all in full-time work. This decrease pushed the unemployment rate up 0.3 percentage points to 8.0%, the highest rate in seven years.
Canadian international merchandise trade, February 2009
Merchandise exports and imports both advanced in February following three months of rapid declines. Exports rose 5.2% to $33.1 billion as all sectors increased and auto makers resumed production. Meanwhile, imports increased 1.1% to $33.0 billion led by machinery and equipment.
New Housing Price Index, February 2009
Chain Fisher real export and import values, February 2009
Export and import price indexes, February 2009
Natural gas transportation and distribution, March to December 2008