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In the news|The Daily
September 23, 2021
Employment Insurance, July 2021
The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits dropped by 38,000 (-2.4%) in July to 1.5 million.
September 23, 2021
Retail trade, July 2021
Retail sales fell 0.6% to $55.8 billion in July. Sales were down in 5 of 11 subsectors, with the decline primarily driven by lower sales at food and beverage stores and at building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers.
September 22, 2021
Natural resource indicators, second quarter 2021
Real gross domestic product (GDP) of the natural resources sector rose 0.6% in the second quarter of 2021, led by forestry (+1.3%). This was the fourth consecutive quarterly increase, whereas the economy-wide real GDP declined by 0.3% in the second quarter.
September 21, 2021
Job vacancies, second quarter 2021
There were 25.8% (+150,300) more vacancies in the second quarter of 2021 than in the same quarter two years earlier.
COVID-19
COVID-19: A data perspective
Explore key economic trends and social challenges that arise as the COVID-19 situation evolves.
Canadian Statistical Geospatial Explorer Hub
Discover Statistics Canada's geo-enabled data, including indicators related to COVID-19, in this interactive map.
Canadian Economic Dashboard and COVID-19
View selected data relevant for monitoring the impacts of COVID-19 on economic activity in Canada.
Crowdsourcing: Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians' Experiences of Discrimination Public Use Microdata File
Download a public use microdata file which contains information about how COVID-19 has impacted Canadians' experiences of discrimination, sense of belonging, trust in institutions and access to health care services.
Key indicators | All indicators
Selected geographical area: Canada
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38,131,1040.2%
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4.1%
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7.1%-0.4 pts
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-0.3%
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More key indicators
Selected geographical area: Canada
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-0.4%
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$55.8 billion-0.6%
(monthly change)
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$59.6 billion-1.5%
(monthly change)
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$70.1 billion-2.1%
(monthly change)
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$3.6 billion
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$778 million
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$1,124.600.7%
(12-month change)
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40.9 years0.1 year
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73.4-7.9%
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$62,9000.5%
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18.0%0.4 pts
(annual change)
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Statistics Canada is embracing the possibilities of data science to better serve the information needs of Canadians.
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