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September 20, 2019
Retail trade, July 2019
Sales in the retail trade sector advanced for the first time in three months, increasing 0.4% in July to $51.5 billion. Higher sales were reported in 6 of 11 subsectors representing 71% of retail trade.
September 20, 2019
Job vacancies, second quarter 2019
The number of job vacancies in the second quarter was 581,600, up 34,800 (+6.4%) from the second quarter of 2018. This was the 11th successive quarter with year-over-year growth in the number of vacancies.
September 19, 2019
Employment Insurance, July 2019
In July, 450,600 people received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, up 5,100 (+1.1%) from June. The number of EI beneficiaries increased in seven provinces, notably in New Brunswick and Alberta. In contrast, there was a decline in Quebec, while there was little change in Newfoundland and Labrador as well as in Manitoba.
September 18, 2019
Consumer Price Index, August 2019
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.9% on a year-over-year basis in August, following a 2.0% increase in July. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI was unchanged in August.
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