Complementing the Consumer Price Index (CPI) are the monthly average retail prices for selected products, which give us the actual dollar amounts for over 100 regularly purchased products using data from point-of-sale systems (barcode scanners) shared by retailers.
A hot cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate can help take the chill out of a cold winter day. Almost four in five Canadian households with someone who drank hot beverages outside the home (79%) reported that at least one person used a refillable cup or mug in 2021.
All across the country, female farm operators play a pivotal role in the industry. Here are some statistics that give us some insight into their growing contribution, in celebration of Canada’s Agriculture Day on February 15.
We don’t track love at Statistics Canada, but we do keep tabs on the measurable manifestations of love such as marriage and cohabitation. We also take note of the number of divorces as well as the increasing share of Canadians who live solo or with roommates.
Today is World Radio Day. The statistics suggest there is some static in the industry.
Canada is the eighth largest mushroom producer in the world, but you won’t see fields of mushrooms stretching across the horizon.
Employers in Canada were looking to fill 959,600 positions in the third quarter (July to September) of 2022, down from the all-time high of 992,200 vacancies reported in the second quarter.
Olympic gold medal winning Donavon Bailey is among the tens of thousands of Jamaicans who have immigrated to Canada from Jamaica over the past six decades, with most calling the Greater Toronto Area home.
