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- Production of asphalt shingles totalled 2.4 million metric bundles in April, down 32.6% from March and down 45.1% from April 2022. - The Daily — Asphalt roofing material, April 2023
- After four consecutive year-over-year increases, the Farm Product Price Index (FPPI) decreased 3.4% in March 2023 compared with the same month one year earlier. - The Daily — Farm Product Price Index, March 2023
- The total monthly value of building permits in Canada dropped 18.8% to $9.6 billion in April 2023, the lowest level since December 2020. - The Daily — Building permits, April 2023
- Canada's merchandise exports increased 2.5% in April 2023, while imports edged down 0.2%. - The Daily — Canadian international merchandise trade, April 2023
- Canada's monthly international trade in services deficit widened from $1.1 billion in March 2023 to $1.2 billion in April 2023. - The Daily — Canadian international trade in services, April 2023
- In the first quarter of 2023, labour productivity of Canadian businesses fell 0.6%, a similar decrease to that recorded in the previous quarter (-0.5%) and the fourth consecutive quarterly decline. - The Daily — Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost, first quarter 2023
- Fire departments, among in the seven reporting jurisdictions in Canada, attended just over 39,000 fires in 2021. - The Daily — Fire incidents increase during the pandemic
- Overall net borrowings by Canadian corporations and governments in the form of debt securities totalled $23.0 billion in the first quarter of 2023. - The Daily — Securities statistics, first quarter 2023
- Canadian industries operated at 81.9% of their production capacity in the first quarter, up slightly from 81.8% in the fourth quarter of 2022. - The Daily — Industrial capacity utilization rates, first quarter 2023
- Overall employment was little changed in May, as employment fell by 77,000 (-2.8%) for youth aged 15 to 24, and it increased by 63,000 (+0.5%) among people aged 25 to 54. - The Daily — Labour Force Survey, May 2023
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