Fast Facts Friday: April 21, 2023

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Fast Facts Friday
  1. Wholesale sales declined 1.7% to $85.6 billion in February 2023. Sales fell in five of seven subsectors. — The Daily — Wholesale trade, February 2023 
  2. Foreign investment in Canadian securities totalled $4.6 billion in February 2023, led by acquisitions of corporate bonds. — The Daily — Canada's international transactions in securities, February 2023 
  3. The Consumer Price Index rose 4.3% year over year in March 2023, following a 5.2% increase in February. Prices are still up, but the year-over-year inflation measure is slowing because of a “base-year effect.” — The Daily — Consumer Price Index, March 2023 
  4. In the first quarter of 2023, about 7 in 10 (69.3%) businesses across all industries expected to be affected in at least one way by increased interest rates over the next 12 months. — Higher interest rates could affect 7 in 10 businesses in 2023 

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