Fast Facts Friday: December 1, 2023

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

1. Realized net income for Canadian farmers fell 7.7% to $11.8 billion in 2022, as growth in expenses outpaced the rise in farm cash receipts. - The Daily — Farm income, 2022 (revised data)
2. In 2022, spending by all levels of government, excluding consumption of fixed capital, totalled $962.7 billion, a decline of 0.7% or $7.1 billion from 2021. - The Daily — Government spending by function, 2022
3. In 2022, Canada’s homicide rate rose by 8% to 2.25 homicides per 100,000 population, compared with 2.08 in 2021. This represents a fourth consecutive yearly increase. - The Daily — Homicide trends in Canada, 2022
4. Canada's current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) narrowed to $3.2 billion in the third quarter after recording larger deficits in the first two quarters of 2023. - The Daily — Canada's balance of international payments, third quarter 2023
5. Real gross domestic product (GDP) declined 0.3% in the third quarter of 2023, following a 0.3% increase in the second quarter. - The Daily — Gross domestic product, income and expenditure, third quarter 2023
6. Real gross domestic product (GDP) edged up 0.1% in September 2023. - The Daily — Gross domestic product by industry, September 2023
7. The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer increased by 22,100 (+0.1%) in September 2023. - The Daily — Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, September 2023
8. Employment was little changed in November (+25,000; +0.1%) and the employment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 61.8%. - The Daily — Labour Force Survey, November 2023
9. In 2022, 27% of Canadians aged 15 years and older had one or more disabilities that limited them in their daily activities. This represents an increase of 5 percentage points from 2017 (22%). - The Daily — Canadian Survey on Disability, 2017 to 2022