Fast Facts Friday: June 23, 2023

Catch up on the latest facts and read more via the links below in case you missed them this week!

1. Prices of products manufactured in Canada, as measured by the Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI), fell 1.0% month over month in May 2023 and were 6.3% lower than May 2022. - The Daily — Industrial product and raw materials price indexes, May 2023
2. In April 2023, retail sales increased 1.1% to $65.9 billion. - The Daily — Retail trade, April 2023
3. In April 2023, 384,000 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, which is little changed from 386,000 in March 2023. - The Daily — Employment Insurance, April 2023
4. Real gross domestic product (GDP) of the natural resources sector decreased 0.2% in the first quarter after dropping 1.8% in the fourth quarter of 2022. - The Daily — Natural resource indicators, first quarter 2023
5. Prices of products manufactured in Canada, as measured by the Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI), fell 1.0% month over month in May and were 6.3% lower than May 2022. - The Daily — Industrial product and raw materials price indexes, May 2023
6. The number of job vacancies decreased by 33,500 (-3.8%) in the first quarter, falling to 843,200 and marking the third straight quarterly decline from the record high reached in the second quarter of 2022 (984,600). - The Daily — Job vacancies, first quarter 2023
7. Retail sales increased 1.1% to $65.9 billion in April. Sales increased in eight of nine subsectors and were led by increases at general merchandise retailers (+3.3%) and food and beverage retailers (+1.5%). - The Daily — Retail trade, April 2023
8. In 2021, families and unattached individuals living in the territories had a median after-tax income of $85,300. - The Daily — Canadian Income Survey: Territorial estimates, 2021
9. Over 6.7 million Canadians were active members of a registered pension plan (RRP) in 2021, up 118,000 (+1.8%) from 2020. - The Daily — Pension plans in Canada, as of January 1, 2022
10. In April, the number of non-resident visitors to Canada and returning Canadian residents accounted for 81.4% of the level observed in April 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. - The Daily — Travel between Canada and other countries, April 2023