Date | Statistic | For | Current Month | Previous Month |
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | Markit Canada Manufacturing PMI 9:30 a.m. | Sept | Registering 50.4, up from 49.5 in August, the seasonally-adjusted S&P Global Canada Manufacturing Purchasing
Managers’ Index™ (PMI®) edged back above the critical 50.0 no-change mark in September to signal a first improvement in operating conditions since April 2023. | The PMI registered below the critical 50.0 no-change mark during August for a 16th successive month. |
Friday, October 4, 2024 | IVEY Purchasing Managers Index: 10:00am | Sept | The index registered at 53.1 in September, much higher than the 48.1 figure the month before and identical to the 53.1 reading in September 2023. | The index registered at 48.2 in August, much lower than the 57.6 figure the month before and well below the 53.5 in August 2023. |
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 | Canadian International Merchandise Trade: 8:30am | Aug | In August, Canada's merchandise exports fell 1.0%, while imports edged up 0.3%. Consequently, Canada's merchandise trade balance with the world widened from a revised deficit of $287 million in July to a deficit of $1.1 billion in August. | In July, Canada's merchandise imports decreased 1.7%, while exports fell 0.4%. Consequently, Canada's merchandise trade balance with the world moved from a revised deficit of $179 million in June to a surplus of $684 million in July. |
Friday, October 11, 2024 | Labour Force Survey: 8:30am | Sept | Employment rose by 47,000 (+0.2%) in September while the employment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 60.7%. The unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 6.5%. | Employment was little changed in August (+22,000; +0.1%) while the employment rate decreased 0.1 percentage points to 60.8%. The unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 6.6%. |
Friday, October 11, 2024 | Building Permits: 8:30am | Aug | The total value of building permits in Canada decreased by $858.1 million (-7.0%) to $11.5 billion in August. | Month over month, the total value of building permits in Canada surged 22.1% to $12.4 billion in July. |
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | Consumer Price Index: 8:30am | Sept | --- | The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.0% on a year-over-year basis in August, down from a 2.5% increase in July. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.1% in August. |
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | Wholesale Trade: 8:30am | Aug | --- | Wholesale sales grew 0.4% to $82.7 billion in July. |
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 | CREAstats - MLS Sales: 8:30am | Sept | --- | Home sales recorded over Canadian MLS® Systems edged up by 1.3% on a month-over-month basis in August, reaching their highest level since January and their second highest in over a year |
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 | Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: 8:30am | Aug | --- | Manufacturing sales rose 1.4% in July, mainly on higher sales of petroleum and coal, and chemical products. The gains were partially offset by lower sales of wood products. |
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 | Housing Starts: 8:15am | Sept | --- | Housing starts tailed off to 217,400 in August from 279,800 in July. |
Thursday, October 17, 2024 | Canada's International Transactions in Securities: 8:30am | Aug | --- | Foreign investors increased their exposure to Canadian securities by $11.0 billion in July. Meanwhile, Canadian acquisitions of foreign securities slowed to $4.5 billion, down from a $16.4 billion investment in June. |
Thursday, October 17, 2024 | New Motor Vehicle Sales: 7:30am | Aug | --- | Motor vehicle sales registered 169,000 in July from 166,000 in the prior-year month. |
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | Industrial Product Price Index: 8:30am | Sept | --- | The index decreased 0.8% month over month in August and rose 0.2% on a yearly basis. |
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | Raw Materials Price Index: 8:30am | Sept | --- | The Raw Materials Price Index declined 3.1% month over month in August and fell 2.5% year over year. |
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 | BoC Interest Rate Decision: 10:00am | Oct | --- | The central bank lowered its trendsetting rate to 4.25%, delivering its third straight cut |
Thursday, October 24, 2024 | New Housing Price Index: 8:30am | Sept | --- | The index crumbled to 217,400 in August, from 279,800 in July. |
Friday, October 25, 2024 | Retail Trade: 8:30am | Aug | --- | Retail sales increased 0.9% to $66.4 billion in July. |
Thursday, October 31, 2024 | Payroll Employment, Earnings and Hours: 8:30am | Aug | --- | The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as "payroll employment" in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—increased by 32,800 (+0.2%) in July, following a decline in June (-22,900; -0.1%) and five consecutive monthly increases from January to May. |
Thursday, October 31, 2024 | GDP: 8:30am | Aug | --- | Real gross domestic product rose 0.2% in July as increases in both services-producing industries and goods-producing industries drove the growth. |