Fast Facts Friday: November 17, 2023

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

1. From 2010 to 2020, the largest growth in built-up area in Canada took place in more highly populated areas—Toronto (+29 km2), Calgary (+21 km2) and Montréal (+16 km2). - The Daily — Census of Environment: Measuring settled area expansion, 2010 to 2020
2. In the summer of 2023, Canadian cities and towns were a little greener compared with a year earlier. - The Daily — Census of Environment: Urban greenness, 2023
3. In September 2023, wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) rose 0.4% to $83.1 billion. - The Daily — Wholesale trade, September 2023
4. Manufacturing sales rose 0.4% to $72.8 billion in September 2023, on higher sales in 10 of 21 subsectors. - The Daily — Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, September 2023
5. In October 2023, the number of international arrivals to Canada, including non-resident trips and returning Canadian-resident trips, increased from October 2022. The recovery rates for most indicators were up from October 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. - The Daily — Leading indicator of international arrivals to Canada, October 2023
6. Canadian cities and towns were a little greener in summer 2023 compared with one year earlier, mostly due to more rain in Ontario. - The Daily — Census of Environment: Urban greenness, 2023
7. Despite investment growth being observed in many non-residential assets (+4.4%), it was not enough to increase the remaining useful service life of Canadian non-residential capital stock in 2022. - The Daily — Remaining useful service life ratios of non-residential capital stock, 2022
8. Canadian net capital stock totalled $7.0 trillion in 2022, which included $3.2 trillion in non-residential capital stock, such as machinery and engineering, and $3.8 trillion in residential capital stock. - The Daily — Stock and consumption of fixed capital, 2022
9. The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits was little changed in September (-0.9%; -4,000) and stood at 437,000.  - The Daily — Employment Insurance, September 2023