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- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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