Fast Facts Friday: June 30, 2023

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

1. In April 2023, real gross domestic product (GDP) was essentially unchanged, following a slight uptick in March (+0.1%). — The Daily — Gross domestic product by industry, April 2023
2. Real gross domestic product (GDP) of the natural resources sector decreased 0.2%, after a drop of 1.8% in Q4 of 2022. In contrast, the economy-wide real GDP rose 0.8% in Q1 after remaining steady (0.0%) in Q4 of 2022. — The Daily — Natural resource indicators, first quarter 2023
3. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.4% year over year in May 2023, following a 4.4% increase in April—the smallest increase since June 2021. — The Daily — Consumer Price Index, May 2023
4. In 2021, close to 1 million (924,850) non-permanent residents were enumerated in the Census of Population, making up 2.5% of Canada’s population. — The Daily — Study: Non-permanent residents in Canada: Portrait of a growing population from the 2021 Census
5. In 2019, persons with #disabilities earned 79 cents to every dollar earned by persons without disabilities. — The Daily — What is the pay gap between persons with and without disabilities?
6. In 2021, nearly 1.8 million people in Canada, or 1 in 20, reported being Muslim. — The Daily — The Canadian census: A rich portrait of the country's religious and ethnocultural diversity
7. Canadian farmers reported planting more wheat, canola, barley, corn for grain and soybeans, but fewer acres of oats, lentils, and dry peas, according to the June 2023 Field Crop Survey. — The Daily — Principal field crop areas, June 2023
8. In 2020, businesses with official language minority owners represented 6.3% of all businesses in Canada. Of these, several benefited from federal innovation support. Federal business innovation and growth support to official language minority owned businesses, 2020
9. Tourism spending in Canada grew 2.6% in the first quarter of 2023, due to an increase of 3.5% in domestic tourism spending by Canadian residents. — The Daily — National tourism indicators, first quarter 2023
10. The number of employees receiving pay or benefits from their employer decreased by 25,100 (-0.1%) in April 2023 (excluding federal government public administration). — The Daily — Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, April 2023