Fast Facts Friday: January 20, 2023

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Fast Facts Friday
  1. Manufacturing sales were flat at $72.3 billion in November 2022, as higher sales of durable goods (+1.8%) were offset by lower sales of non-durable goods (-1.7%). - The Daily — Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, November 2022 (statcan.gc.ca)
  2. In 2020, students in college-level diploma programs were the postsecondary students most likely to receive Canada Emergency Response Benefit payments. - The Daily — Study: Postsecondary students receiving payments from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) in 2020 (statcan.gc.ca)
  3. Investment in building construction declined 1.4% to $20.4 billion in November 2022, with most of the drop coming from Alberta (-5.6%). - The Daily — Investment in building construction, November 2022 (statcan.gc.ca)
  4. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.3% year over year in December 2022, following a 6.8% increase in November. - The Daily — Consumer Price Index, December 2022 (statcan.gc.ca)
  5. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.8% on an annual average basis in 2022, following gains of 3.4% in 2021 and of 0.7% in 2020. - The Daily — Consumer Price Index: Annual review, 2022 (statcan.gc.ca)
  6. In December 2022, the Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI) declined 1.1% month over month and was up 7.6% year over year. - The Daily — Industrial product and raw materials price indexes, December 2022 (statcan.gc.ca)
  7. Wholesale sales rose 0.5% to $83.8 billion in November 2022. – The Daily — Wholesale trade, November 2022 (statcan.gc.ca)
  8. In November 2022, the total credit liabilities of households (including mortgage and non-mortgage loan debt) rose $7.5 billion (+0.3%) to reach $2,811.4 billion. - The Daily — Monthly credit aggregates, November 2022 (statcan.gc.ca)
  9. Share of income for lowest income households reduces due to expiry of pandemic benefits and higher borrowing costs. - The Daily — Distributions of household economic accounts for income, consumption, saving and wealth of Canadian households, third quarter 2022 (statcan.gc.ca)
  10. In November 2022, 396,000 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, down by 23,000 (-5.4%) from October. - The Daily — Employment Insurance, November 2022 (statcan.gc.ca)

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