canada - National Statistics
Markets Last Previous Average Trend Unit Reference Frequency
Currency 1.03 1.01 1.22 Trend May/2013 Monthly
Government Bond 10Y 1.92 1.69 6.35 Trend Percent May/2013 Monthly
Stock Market 12613.05 12456.50 5651.82 Trend Index points May/2013 Monthly
GDP Last Previous Average Trend Unit Reference Frequency
GDP per capita 25933.29 25588.29 18087.51 Trend USD Dec/2011 Yearly
GDP per capita PPP 40369.59 39050.09 24731.91 Trend USD Dec/2011 Yearly
GDP Growth Rate 0.20 0.20 0.83 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Quarterly
GDP Annual Growth Rate 1.10 1.50 3.33 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Quarterly
GDP 1736.05 1574.05 499.03 Trend USD Billion Dec/2011 Yearly
Labour Last Previous Average Trend Unit Reference Frequency
Population 34.48 34.12 26.26 Trend Million Dec/2011 Yearly
Employed Persons 17654.40 17641.90 13637.66 Trend Thousand Persons Apr/2013 Monthly
Labour Costs 111.89 111.20 94.27 Trend Index Points Nov/2012 Quarterly
Productivity 101.58 101.45 89.51 Trend Index Points Nov/2012 Quarterly
Unemployed Persons 1361.70 1374.70 1240.29 Trend Thousand Persons Apr/2013 Monthly
Wages 23.07 22.62 17.44 Trend CAD Feb/2013 Monthly
Wages in Manufacturing 23.89 23.10 19.04 Trend CAD Feb/2013 Monthly
Unemployment Rate 7.20 7.20 7.76 Trend Percent Apr/2013 Monthly
Prices Last Previous Average Trend Unit Reference Frequency
Inflation Rate 0.40 1.00 3.23 Trend Percent Apr/2013 Monthly
Consumer Price Index (CPI) 122.70 122.90 55.81 Trend Index Points Apr/2013 Monthly
Core Consumer Prices 120.80 120.80 93.31 Trend Index Points Apr/2013 Monthly
Export Prices 109.80 109.60 94.58 Trend Index Points Mar/2013 Monthly
GDP Deflator 110.20 109.80 67.05 Trend Index Points Nov/2012 Quarterly
Import Prices 110.90 109.60 89.69 Trend Index Points Mar/2013 Monthly
Producer Prices 116.70 116.60 61.79 Trend Index Points Mar/2013 Monthly
Core Inflation Rate 0.30 0.00 0.19 Trend Percent Aug/2012 Monthly
Money Last Previous Average Trend Unit Reference Frequency
Foreign Exchange Reserves 71635.00 70208.00 15294.22 Trend USD Million Apr/2013 Monthly
Interbank Rate 1.00 1.01 6.62 Trend Percent Apr/2013 Monthly
Loans to Private Sector 203652.00 201199.00 94969.00 Trend CAD Million Mar/2013 Monthly
Money Supply M0 66903.00 66820.00 22485.44 Trend CAD Million Mar/2013 Monthly
Money Supply M1 700980.00 689642.00 211976.93 Trend CAD Million Mar/2013 MONTHLY
Money Supply M2 1180542.00 1167208.00 380144.20 Trend CAD Million Mar/2013 Monthly
Money Supply M3 1640126.00 1634874.00 527965.32 Trend CAD Million Mar/2013 Monthly
Interest Rate 1.00 1.00 6.04 Trend Percent Apr/2013 Monthly
Trade Last Previous Average Trend Unit Reference Frequency
Current Account -17.30 -18.91 -1.32 Trend Billion CAD Dec/2012 Quarterly
Capital Flows 1331.00 1298.00 644.44 Trend CAD Million May/2012 Quarterly
External Debt 582.00 550.00 275.37 Trend CAD Billion Jun/2012 Yearly
Current Account to GDP -3.70 -2.80 -1.18 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Yearly
Balance of Trade 24.00 -1025.00 1734.24 Trend Million CAD Mar/2013 Monthly
Exports 40469.90 38522.60 18986.73 Trend Million CAD Mar/2013 Monthly
Imports 40445.70 39769.90 17304.99 Trend Million CAD Mar/2013 Monthly
Government Last Previous Average Trend Unit Reference Frequency
Government External Debt 582.00 550.00 275.37 Trend CAD Billion Jun/2012 Yearly
Government Spending 347922.00 346363.00 201560.90 Trend CAD Million Nov/2012 Quarterly
Government Debt To GDP 84.60 85.00 83.35 Trend Percent Dec/2012 Yearly
Government Budget -1.50 -2.10 -1.90 Trend Percent of GDP Jun/2012 Yearly
Credit Rating 98.06 Trend
Business Last Previous Average Trend Unit Reference Frequency
Industrial Production -1.07 -1.79 2.96 Trend Percent Jan/2013 Monthly
Bankruptcies 278.00 240.00 468.48 Trend Companies Feb/2013 Monthly
Capacity Utilization 80.70 81.10 82.37 Trend Percent Nov/2012 Quarterly
Changes in Inventories 2659.00 12951.00 2427.99 Trend CAD Million Nov/2012 Quarterly
Housing Index 174.86 181.15 182.86 Trend Thousand Apr/2013 MONTHLY
New Orders 48651683.00 49755846.00 34813529.09 Trend CAD THO Mar/2013 Monthly
Business Confidence 52.20 61.60 57.39 Trend Apr/2013 Monthly
Consumer Last Previous Average Trend Unit Reference Frequency
Bank Lending Rate 3.00 3.00 7.76 Trend Percent May/2013 Monthly
Consumer Spending 931228.00 925014.00 465286.64 Trend CAD Million Nov/2012 Quarterly
Disposable Personal Income 1035948.00 1032656.00 402644.92 Trend CAD Million Nov/2012 Quarterly
Personal Savings 38928.00 42916.00 28843.37 Trend CAD Million Nov/2012 Quarterly
Retail Sales YoY 1.50 -0.10 4.52 Trend Percent Feb/2013 Monthly
Retail Sales MoM 0.80 0.90 0.37 Trend Percent Feb/2013 Monthly
Consumer Confidence 99.00 103.80 105.12 Trend Feb/2013 Monthly


Canada's Growth Is Losing Steam
Duarte Ricardo | duarte.ricardo@tradingeconomics.com  |  5/10/2013 1:40:27 PM


After returning to high pace of growth in 2010 and 2011, Canada's economy has been slowing down. The GDP barely grew in the last two quarters of 2012, and there are clear signs that consumption has been weakening.

Indeed, consumer confidence declined in six of the last seven months and in April it decreased 4.9 points to 75.6. In addition, although in February, retail sales returned to growth, the expansion is still very low compared to 2012 levels. More importantly, the housing market which have been supporting the growth through 2010 and 2011 have eased substantially due to tighter mortgage rules brought in by the federal government last July. In fact, in April, the sales of existing homes fell 30.9 percent over the same month of 2012. Moreover, in April, the jobless rate remained at 7.2 percent, the highest level since last November. To make things even worse, in April, the Ivey Purchasing Managers Index unexpectedly decreased, after rising in the previous month. On the positive side, exports have been on the upward trend since July of 2012 and in March, it grew 5.1 percent over the previous month, mostly due to an increase in the shipments to the United States and Japan, 4 percent and 25.2 percent respectively.

 


In the fourth quarter of 2012, GDP expanded only 0.2 percent over the previous quarter, similar to the gain registered in the third quarter. On a year over year basis, the economy grew 1.1 percent, down from the 1.5 percent registered in third quarter.
 
In February, retail sales increased 1.5 percent over the same month of the previous year, following a 0.1 percent fall in January.
     

In March, exports increased 5.1 percent compared to the previous month and 2.3 percent on a year over year basis. In the same period, Canada posted a trade surplus of C$24 million. 
 
In April, the Ivey Purchasing Index declined 9.4 points to 52.2, from the 61.6 points registered in the previous month.

 

 

 

 




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