Another record for crude oil exports
In August, primary energy production increased 2.9% to 2.1 million terajoules, with five of six sectors showing growth, while secondary energy production edged down to 0.4 million terajoules. Exports of crude oil and equivalent products rose for the second consecutive month, up 2.5% year over year to reach a new record high of 21.1 million cubic metres. The increase was driven by exports to countries other than the United States.
Source: Energy statistics, August 2025
Real gross domestic product down in August
Real gross domestic product was down 0.3% in August, down for the fourth time in five months, as goods-producing and services-producing industries contracted. Goods-producing industries declined 0.6% in August, marking this aggregate's fifth contraction since the beginning of the year. Services-producing industries edged down 0.1%, marking their first decline in six months, driven by contractions in transportation and warehousing and in wholesale trade.
Source: Gross domestic product by industry, August 2025
Family violence against seniors continues to increase in 2024
There were 7,622 senior victims of police-reported family violence in 2024, a rate of 98 victims per 100,000 population aged 65 and older. Just over one-third (34%) of all senior victims of violence were victimized by a family member. There was a 4% increase overall in the rate from 2023—when family violence against seniors reached what was then its highest recorded rate. Nearly three-quarters (72%) of senior victims of family violence were victims of physical assault in 2024, while one-sixth (17%) were victims of threats.
Source: Trends in police-reported family violence and intimate partner violence in Canada, 2024
The primary metal manufacturing subsector is now the top energy consumer in 2024
Energy consumption by the Canadian manufacturing sector decreased by 2.3% from 2023 to 2 090.1 petajoules in 2024, continuing the downward trend observed since 2022. In 2024, the primary metal manufacturing subsector (516.6 petajoules) was the largest energy consumer, followed by the paper manufacturing subsector (489.0 petajoules). Together, these subsectors accounted for almost half (48.1%) of all energy consumed by the manufacturing sector. Historically, paper manufacturing has usually been the largest energy consumer in Canada.
Source: Energy consumption by the manufacturing sector, 2024
A difficult summer job market for students in 2025
In the summer of 2025, returning students did not escape the difficult job market for youth. The unemployment rate for returning students aged 15 to 24 was 17.9% (May to August average), the highest since the summer of 2009 (18.0%), excluding the pandemic year of 2020. Despite the increase in unemployment in the summer of 2025, returning postsecondary students who were able to get a summer job were about as likely to have gained relevant work experience as in 2023. In July 2025, just over 2 in 5 (42.5%) employed postsecondary students aged 18 to 24 were working at a job that was somewhat or closely related to their field of study—this was little changed compared with July 2023.
Source: Youth faced a challenging labour market in the summer and into September
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