Given all the commercials, gift buying, festive gimcrackery and busy shops, one might suspect that the holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year for retailers. In fact, retail sales typically peak in the spring, when Canadians emerge from their winter spending slumber.
It’s holiday party season! And New Year’s Eve is just around the corner. And you know what that means—get your hair done, find an outfit, and everything in between!
December 13 is National Cocoa Day, and what better time to grab your favourite chocolate-based food while we give you the sweet, sweet spending statistics?
Many people are aware that the North Pole has a thriving manufacturing sector where Santa makes toys for nice children and coal for naughty children. While the source of Santa’s coal remains a mystery, we know a great deal about coal in Canada. As we move into the Christmas season, let’s check up on the Canadian coal industry.
Today, there are more ways to spend money than ever before, including digitally, through a credit or debit card, good old-fashioned cash or a cheque…even by crypto. However, not every store, accepts every payment method so last-minute shoppers be prepared while you frantically look for gifts this holiday season.
If you came here looking for detailed Christmas sweater data, you are out of luck. We do, however, have more than enough sweater-related data to spin a fact-based yarn about this recent holiday tradition.
Different ingredients packed between two slices of bread—oh, the possibilities are endless! From the most famous, classic grilled-cheese to the triple-layer club sandwich, we’ve all got our go-to.
Having a safe and stable place to call home is central to leading a healthy and prosperous life. In 2021, we asked Canadian households if they had ever experienced some form of homelessness in their lifetime. Over one in ten (11.2%) Canadians or 1,690,000 people reported that they had.
The Canadian telecommunications subsector reported total operating revenues of $66.8 billion in 2022, up from $65.7 billion in 2021 and an all-time high since we began tracking its operating and financial detail in 2011.
