Fast Facts Friday: October 20, 2023

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

1. In August 2023, wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) increased 2.3% to $83.0 billion. - The Daily — Wholesale trade, August 2023
2. In September 2023, the Consumer Price Index rose 3.8% on a year-over-year basis, down from a 4.0% gain in August. - The Daily — Consumer Price Index, September 2023
3. Canadian investors acquired $14.9 billion of foreign securities in August 2023, the largest investment since April 2022. - The Daily — Canada's international transactions in securities, August 2023
4. Canadian manufacturing sales rose 0.7% to $72.4 billion in August 2023, led by the petroleum and coal, food and machinery subsectors. - The Daily — Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, August 2023
5. Canadian households spent an average of $67,126 on goods and services in 2021, down 2.7% from 2019. - The Daily — Survey of Household Spending, 2021
6. In August 2023, there were 448,000 Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, up 9,100 (+2.1%) from a month earlier. - The Daily — Employment Insurance, August 2023
7. In September 2023, prices of products manufactured in Canada, as measured by the Industrial Product Price Index, rose 0.4% month over month and increased 0.6% year over year. - The Daily — Industrial product and raw materials price indexes, September 2023