Fast Facts Friday: May 19, 2023

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Fast Facts Friday
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Investment in building construction declined 1.3% to $20.3 billion in March 2023. - The Daily — Investment in building construction, March 2023
  7. In March 2023, 388,000 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, little changed from February. - The Daily — Employment Insurance, March 2023
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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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