Fast Facts Friday: January 19, 2024

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

1. Canadian manufacturing sales increased 1.2% to $71.7 billion in November 2023. - The Daily — Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, November 2023
2. Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) grew 0.9% to $82.5 billion in November 2023. - The Daily — Wholesale trade, November 2023
3. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.9% on an annual average basis in 2023, following a 40-year high increase of 6.8% in 2022 and a 3.4% increase in 2021. - The Daily — Consumer Price Index: Annual review, 2023
4. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.4% on a year-over-year basis in December 2023, following a 3.1% increase in November. - The Daily — Consumer Price Index, December 2023
5. Canadian investors purchased $12.5 billion of foreign securities in November 2023, after divesting $8.2 billion in October. - The Daily — Canada's international transactions in securities, November 2023
6. Prices of products manufactured in Canada, as measured by the Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI), fell 1.5% month over month in December and were 2.7% lower than December 2022. - The Daily — Industrial product and raw materials price indexes, December 2023
7. Investment in building construction rose 1.7% to $19.8 billion in November 2023. - The Daily — Investment in building construction, November 2023
8. Real gross domestic product (GDP) of the natural resources sector decreased 0.6% In the third quarter of 2023, after edging up 0.1% in the second quarter. - The Daily — Natural resource indicators, third quarter 2023
9. More than one in four businesses (28.0%) in Canada hired individuals in regulated occupations in the 12 months preceding the survey, according to the latest data from the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions for the fourth quarter of 2023. - StatsCAN Plus — Labour mobility within regulated occupations in Canada
10. In 2021, 56% of people reported being very or somewhat concerned about whether they could afford housing or rent. - StatsCAN Plus — Parents’ property ownership influences the likelihood of homeownership for their adult children