Statistics Canada says country posted merchandise trade surplus for January
Statistics Canada said Tuesday the country saw a merchandise trade surplus of $2.6 billion for January compared with a revised deficit of $1.6 billion in
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Hot housing market drives 2021 economic growth
The country’s hot housing market drove economic expansion last year as the economy grew 4.6 per cent in 2021, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.
Annual inflation rate rises to 5.1 per cent in January on broad price increases
Statistics Canada says the annual pace of inflation topped five per cent for the first time in more than 30 years.
Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate ticks up to 4.7% in January as labour force grows
The region gained 1,400 jobs last month, but that was more than offset by the 4,000 people who resumed their search for work, Statistics Canada
Annual inflation rate hits 30-year high, raising pressure on Bank of Canada
Statistics Canada reported Wednesday that the annual pace of inflation climbed in December to 4.8 per cent, a pace that hasn’t been seen since September
Amid gloomy signs, region’s unemployment rate plunges to 20-year low in December
Continuing a troubling recent trend, the overall number of employed residents in Ottawa-Gatineau fell to 753,300 last month, a slight drop from November.
Ottawa-Gatineau sheds 4,100 jobs in November, bucking national trend
National Capital Region continued a recent slide that’s seen it lose nearly 30,000 jobs since July, but the unemployment rate still fell to 4.4 per
Ottawa-Gatineau’s jobless rate drops to 5.1% in October
That’s the lowest the rate has been since the dawn of the pandemic in March 2020, but it’s mainly the result of a shrinking labour
Region’s unemployment rate falls to 18-month low in September as labour market shrinks
The economy shed more than 10,000 jobs last month, with the retail and educational services sectors among the hardest hit.
Region’s unemployment rate falls to 6.2% in August as labour force shrinks amid job losses
Employers in Ottawa-Gatineau shed a net total of 3,300 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate dropped mainly because of a mass exodus of 12,100
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