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Most recent period | Change from previous period | Change from previous year | ||
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% | ||||
N.S. | ||||
Labour market | ||||
Employment (SA, thousands) | October 2006 | 441.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
percentage points | ||||
Unemployment rate (SA, %) | October 2006 | 8.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
Participation rate (SA, %) | October 2006 | 62.9 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
% | ||||
Labour income (SA, $ millions) | June 2006 | 1,389.8 | 0.7 | 3.5 |
Average weekly earnings (SA, $) | August 2006 | 659.36 | 1.37 | 2.87 | Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables (for fee) 277-0001, 277-0002, 281-0028, 382-0006 and 282-0087. |
Prices | ||||
% | ||||
Consumer price index (1992=100) | October 2006 | 131.9 | -0.5 | 0.2 | Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 326-0001. |
Demand | ||||
% | ||||
Retail trade (SA, $ millions) | September 2006 | 952.7 | -0.5 | 7.8 | Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 080-0014. |
Manufacturing | ||||
% | ||||
Shipments(SA, $ million) | September 2006 | 731.1 | -6.1 | -14.7 | Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 304-0015. |
Residential construction | ||||
% | ||||
Building permits (SA, $ million) | September 2006 | 95.3 | -13.3 | -20.7 |
Housing starts (SAAR, thousands of units) | October 2006 | 4.1 | -2.4 | -16.3 |
SA - seasonally adjusted SAAR - seasonally adjusted at annual rates Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables (for fee) 026-0006 and 027-0007. Last Modified: 2006-11-21. |
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