Date | Statistic | For | Current Month | Previous Month |
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | Markit Canada Manufacturing PMI 9:30 a.m. | Apr | The index registered 49.4 in April, compared to 49.8 in March. | The PMI rose to 49.8 in March from 49.7 in February. |
Thursday, May 2, 2024 | Canadian International Merchandise Trade: 8:30am | Mar | In March, Canada's merchandise exports declined 5.3%, while imports were down 1.2%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade balance with the world went from a surplus of $476 million in February to a deficit of $2.3 billion in March. This represents the largest trade deficit since June 2023. | Exports increased 5.8%, while imports rose 4.6%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade surplus with the world widened from $608 million in January to $1.4 billion in February. |
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | IVEY Purchasing Managers Index: 10:00am | Apr | --- | The index jumped to 57.5 in March from 53.9 in February, but was a down from March 2023's reading of 58.2. |
Friday, May 10, 2024 | Labour Force Survey: 8:30am | Apr | --- | Employment was little changed in March (-2,200; -0.0%). The unemployment rate rose 0.3 percentage points to 6.1% in March |
Monday, May 13, 2024 | Building Permits: 8:30am | Mar | --- | The total monthly value of building permits in Canada increased 9.3% from January to $11.8 billion in February. |
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 | Wholesale Trade: 8:30am | Mar | --- | Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) were essentially unchanged (+0.0%), at $82.2 billion in February. |
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | CREAstats - MLS Sales: 8:30am | Apr | --- | National home sales edged up 0.5% month-over-month in March. Actual (not seasonally adjusted) monthly activity came in 1.7% above March 2023. |
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: 8:30am | Mar | --- | Manufacturing sales increased 0.7% in February, led by the petroleum and coal product subsector as well as the electrical equipment, appliance and component subsector. |
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | Housing Starts: 8:15am | Mar | --- | Housing starts totaled 242,200 in March, compared to 260,000 in the prior-year month. |
Friday, May 17, 2024 | Canada's International Transactions in Securities: 8:30am | Mar | --- | Canadian investors acquired $24.2 billion of foreign securities in February, led by an all-time high investment in foreign bonds. Meanwhile, foreign investors reduced their exposure to Canadian securities by $8.8 billion, led by a record divestment in government short-term debt securities. |
Friday, May 17, 2024 | New Housing Price Index: 8:30am | Mar | --- | The index was flat on a monthly basis during March, compared to a gain of 0.1% the month before. The index sank 0.4% last month on an annual basis, identical to March last year. |
Friday, May 17, 2024 | New Motor Vehicle Sales: 7:30am | Mar | --- | Statistics Canada said motor vehicle sales zoomed to 137,690 in March, from 116,870 in the prior-year month. |
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 | Consumer Price Index: 8:30am | Apr | --- | The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.9% on a year-over-year basis in March, up from a 2.8% gain in February. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.3% in March. |
Friday, May 24, 2024 | Retail Trade: 8:30am | Apr | --- | Retail sales decreased 0.1% to $66.7 billion in February |
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 | Raw Materials Price Index: 8:30am | Apr | --- | The Raw Materials Price Index rose 4.7% from February to March and was up 0.8% year over year in March. |
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 | Industrial Product Price Index: 8:30am | Apr | --- | The Industrial Product Price Index increased 0.8% month over month in March and fell 0.5% on a yearly basis |
Thursday, May 30, 2024 | Payroll Employment, Earnings and Hours: 8:30am | Mar | --- | The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as "payroll employment" in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—decreased by 17,700 (-0.1%) in February, following an increase of 35,700 (+0.2%) in January. On a year-over-year basis, payroll employment was up by 154,700 (+0.9%) in February. |
Friday, May 31, 2024 | GDP: 8:30am | Mar | --- | Real gross domestic product grew for the second consecutive month, increasing 0.2% in February. |
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 | BoC Interest Rate Decision: 10:00am | June | --- | The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 5%, with the Bank Rate at 5.25% and the deposit rate at 5%. The Bank is continuing its policy of quantitative tightening. |