Fast Facts Friday: March 17, 2023

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Fast Facts Friday
  1. Monthly provincial prices received by farmers in January 2023 for grains, oilseeds, specialty crops, cattle, hogs, poultry, eggs, and dairy products are now available. - The Daily — Farm product prices, January 2023
  2. Canadian oilseed processors crushed 8 769 088 tonnes of canola in 2022, down 11.0% from 2021. The amount of soybeans crushed increased by 13.3% to 1 869 040 tonnes in 2022 compared with 2021. - The Daily — Crushing statistics of major oilseeds, Canada and United States, 2022
  3. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.0% in February 2023, just shy of the record-low 4.9% observed in June and July 2022. - The Daily — Labour Force Survey, February 2023
  4. Manufacturing sales rose 4.1% to $73.9 billion in January 2023, with increases in 16 of 21 industries. - The Daily — Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, January 2023
  5. Investment in building construction increased 1.5% to $20.4 billion in January 2023, with all components posting gains. - The Daily — Investment in building construction, January 2023
  6. The total operating revenue of the software development and computer services industries reached $113.8 billion in 2021, up 17.6% from 2020. - The Daily — Software development and computer services, 2021
  7. In 2021, tax filers reported giving to charitable organizations more than $11.8 billion (+11.5%) and their median annual charitable donations increased to $360 (+5.9%). - The Daily — Charitable donors, 2021
  8. Household sector net worth—the value of all assets minus all liabilities—rose $181.0 billion or 1.2% from the third quarter to reach $15,320.4 billion in the fourth quarter. - The Daily — National balance sheet and financial flow accounts, fourth quarter 2022
  9. In 2021, annual median wages, salaries and commissions increased by 4.8% to $43,190 for tax filers who had wages, while the number of wage earners rose by 194,910 individuals, according to tax filer data. - The Daily — Annual wages, salaries and commissions of T1 tax filers, 2021
  10. The film, television and video production industry generated $11.3 billion in operating revenue in 2021, a 20.2% increase from 2019. - The Daily — Film, television and video production, 2021

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