Fast Facts Friday: February 23, 2024

Catch up on the latest facts and read more via the links below in case you missed them this week!

1. In the second quarter of 2023, Canadians aged 15 to 54 reported lower results on several quality of life indicators than those aged 55 or older. – Read more
2. In January 2024, prices of products manufactured in Canada, as measured by the Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI), edged down 0.1% month over month and were 2.9% lower than in January 2023. – Read more
3. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.9% on a year-over-year basis in January 2024, following a 3.4% gain in December 2023. – Read more
4. Employment rate for Indigenous people aged 25 to 54 ranged from 60% for those with a high school diploma (or equivalency certificate) to 86% for those with a bachelor’s degree or higher. – Read more 
5. On July 1, 2023, for the first time, the millennial generation (born between 1981 and 1996) comprised a greater number of people in the population than the baby boomer generation (born between 1946 and 1965). – Read more
6. In December 2023, there were 464,000 Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, up 6,600 (+1.4%) from November. – Read more
7. Overall, 9 in 10 Canadian households (92%) reported having a thermostat in 2021, and 42% of those that had one reported having two or more. – Read more
8. Investment per worker among Canadian firms declined by 20% from 2006 to 2021. – Read more
9. Retail sales increased 0.9% to $67.3 billion in December 2023. – Read more
10. Nursing graduates had the best odds of working in their field of study, with 90.1% of female graduates aged 25 to 34 at the time of 2021 Census working in registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing. – Read more