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- Wholesale sales excluding petroleum fell 0.1% to $85.6 billion in March 2023. Sales fell in four of the seven subsectors. - The Daily — Wholesale trade, March 2023
- The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.4% year over year in April 2023, following a 4.3% increase in March. - The Daily — Consumer Price Index, April 2023
- Following a 3.6% decline in February, Canadian manufacturing sales increased 0.7% to $72.3 billion in March 2023. - The Daily — Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, March 2023
- In 2020, cancer rates were lower than expected for the four most commonly diagnosed cancers—breast, lung and bronchus, prostate, and colorectal cancer. - The Daily — Cancer incidence in Canada, 2020
- Foreign investors reduced their exposure to Canadian securities by $19.1 billion in March 2023, the largest divestment since September 2022. - The Daily — Canada's international transactions in securities, March 2023
- Investment in building construction declined 1.3% to $20.3 billion in March 2023. - The Daily — Investment in building construction, March 2023
- In March 2023, 388,000 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, little changed from February. - The Daily — Employment Insurance, March 2023
- Both the value of exports and imports of goods rose substantially in 2022. However, the rise in the value of trade was not reflected in the number of traders. - The Daily — Trade by exporter and importer characteristics: Goods, 2022
- Nationally, new home prices decreased 0.2% on a year-over-year basis in April 2023, significantly lower than the annual change recorded in April 2022 (+9.4%). - The Daily — New Housing Price Index, April 2023
- Retail sales decreased 1.4% to $65.3 billion in March 2023. Sales decreased in 5 of the 9 subsectors, representing 55.5% of retail trade, led by decreases at motor vehicle and parts dealers (-4.4%) and gasoline stations and fuel vendors (-3.9%). - The Daily — Retail trade, March 2023
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