Fast Facts Friday: May 26, 2023

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Fast Facts Friday
  1. Prices of products manufactured in Canada, as measured by the Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI), fell 0.2% month over month in April 2023, and were 3.5% lower than April 2022. - The Daily — Industrial product and raw materials price indexes, April 2023
  2. Among the five provinces studied, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and British Columbia had the highest share of out-of-province investors and non-resident investors. - The Daily — Canadian Housing Statistics Program
  3. In March 2023, the overall number of non-resident visitors to Canada and returning Canadian residents remained at over three-quarters (77.0%) of the level seen in March 2019, before the COVID19 pandemic. - The Daily — Travel between Canada and other countries, March 2023
  4. Canadian corporations reported a 5.6% decrease (or -$9.8 billion) to $165.9 billion in net income before taxes in the first quarter of 2023. - The Daily — Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises, first quarter 2023
  5. The number of employees receiving pay or benefits from their employer—measured as "payroll employees" in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—was little changed in March 2023 (-9,900). - The Daily — Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, March 2023
  6. Realized net income for Canadian farmers fell 9.5% to $12.5 billion in 2022, as growth in expenses outpaced the rise in farm cash receipts. - The Daily — Farm income, 2022
  7. Red wine was the choice for 52.3% of Canadians who bought wine in 2021/2022, followed by white wine (33.0%); sparkling wine (7.6%); and rosé, fortified and other wines (7.1%). - The Daily — Control and sale of alcoholic beverages and cannabis, April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022
  8. Farm cash receipts for Canadian farmers totalled $27.2 billion in the first quarter of 2023, up $3.7 billion (+15.9%) from the same quarter in 2022. - The Daily — Farm cash receipts, January to March 2023
  9. Spending in Canada by international travellers totalled $3.0 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, up sharply from $1.6 billion during the same quarter of 2021, and capping a strong recovery in the number of visits by both US and overseas residents during the year. - The Daily — Visitor Travel Survey, fourth quarter 2022
  10. Canadian residents took 67.6 million trips during the fourth quarter of 2022, 13.3 million more than in the fourth quarter of 2021. - The Daily — National Travel Survey, fourth quarter 2022

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