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The Pulse of the Economy
Population
4th quarter 2005 		32,378,122
Unemployment rate
December 2005 		6.5 %
Inflation rate
December 2005 		2.2 %
Real GDP
November 2005, % change 		0.2 %
Exports
3rd quarter 2005, % change 		2.5 %
Imports
3rd quarter 2005, % change 		2.2 %
Exchange rate
January 2006 - $CAN buys US$ 		0.8641
Prime interest rate
January 2006 		5.25 %
S&P;/TSX Composite Index
December 2005 (1975=1000) 		11,272.26
Federal debt
2005 - $ millions 		499,863.0
Retail sales
November 2005 , % change 		1.1 %
Housing starts
December 2005,thousands 		232.6
Composite leading indicator
December 2005, % change 		0.5 %
Last modified: 2006-02-03
Source: Statistics Canada
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