Fast Facts Friday: February 24, 2023

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

1. In total, retail customers spent $752.2 billion at Canadian store and non-store retailers in 2021, leading to a 12.3% increase in operating revenue compared with 2020. - The Daily — Annual retail trade, 2021
2. In 2021, the Crime Severity Index (CSI), which measures both the volume and the severity of crimes, was 33% higher in rural areas (91.9) than in urban areas (69.3). - The Daily — Police-reported crime in rural and urban areas in the Canadian provinces, 2021
3. In November 2022, the number of active businesses was down 0.4% (-4,048). This decline, the highest since May 2020, was entirely driven by a 0.4 percentage point decrease in the business opening rate. - The Daily — Monthly estimates of business openings and closures, November 2022
4. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 5.9% year over year in January 2023, following a 6.3% increase in December. – The Daily — Consumer Price Index, January 2023
5. Retail sales increased 0.5% to $62.1 billion in December 2022. Sales increased in 7 of 11 subsectors, representing 75.1% of retail trade. - The Daily — Retail trade, December 2022
6. In 2019, one in four youth aged 12 to 17 (25%) reported having been cyberbullied in the previous year. - The Daily — Study: Online harms faced by youth and young adults: The prevalence and nature of cybervictimization
7. New home prices in Canada declined 0.2% month over month in January 2023. - The Daily — New Housing Price Index, January 2023
8. The gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices for underground economic activity in Canada was estimated to be $68.5 billion, or 2.7% of total GDP, in 2021. - The Daily — The underground economy in Canada, 2021
9. Canadian corporations reported an increase in net income before taxes of 7.3% (+$9.8 billion) to $143.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022. - The Daily — Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises, fourth quarter 2022
10. The number of employees receiving pay or benefits from their employer—measured as "payroll employees" in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—rose by 91,400 (+0.5%) in December 2022. - The Daily — Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, December 2022