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- At the end of 2020, core public infrastructure in Canada, excluding social and affordable housing, had a total replacement value of $2.1 trillion. - The Daily — Canada's Core Public Infrastructure Survey: Replacement values, 2020
- The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 5.2% year over year in February 2023, following a 5.9% increase in January. This was the largest deceleration in the headline CPI since April 2020. - The Daily — Consumer Price Index, February 2023
- Job vacancies decreased by 78,600 (-8.2%) in the fourth quarter of 2022, while the job vacancy rate declined to 4.9% (-0.5 percentage points). - The Daily — Job vacancies, fourth quarter 2022
- The operating revenue of public nursing and residential care facilities in Canada rose by 5.0% to $20.4 billion in 2021. - The Daily — Nursing and residential care facilities, 2021
- The national index declined 0.2% month over month in February, following a similar decrease in January. The index has been down in five of the last six months. - The Daily — New Housing Price Index, February 2023
- In January, the overall number of international arrivals to Canada—non-resident visitors and returning Canadian residents—reached over three-quarters (78.4%) of the level from January 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic. - The Daily — Travel between Canada and other countries, January 2023
- The total credit liabilities of households (including mortgage and non-mortgage loan debt) edged up 0.2% from December 2022 to reach $2,825.8 billion in January 2023. - The Daily — Monthly credit aggregates, January 2023
- Following unprecedented growth in 2022, Canada’s population reached 39,566,248 on January 1, 2023. This growth was largely the result of welcoming immigrants and non-permanent residents. - The Daily — Canada's population estimates: Record-high population growth in 2022
- In January 2023, 375,000 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, down by 20,000 (-5.0%) from December 2022. - The Daily — Employment Insurance, January 2023
- Retail sales increased 1.4% to $66.4 billion in January 2023. Sales increased in seven of nine subsectors, representing 88.7% of retail trade. - The Daily — Retail trade, January 2023
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