| Latest statistics | ||||
| Period of latest data | Latest data | Change, previous period | Change, previous year | |
| General | ||||
| Gross domestic product ($ billions, 1997)1 | Jul/07 | 1,120.5 | 0.2% | 2.5% |
| Leading indicator (1992=100) | Oct/07 | 229.2 | 0.1% | 4.6% |
| Operating profits of enterprises ($ billions) | Q2/07 | 62.1 | -0.7% | 2.6% |
| Capacity utilization rate (%)2 | Q2/07 | 83.0 | 0.2† | -1.6† |
| Domestic demand | ||||
| Retail trade ($ billions) | Aug/07 | 34.5 | 0.7% | 4.3% |
| New motor vehicle sales (thousands of units) | Sep/07 | 140.3 | -2.1% | 1.2% |
| Wholesale trade ($ billions) | Aug/07 | 43.2 | -2.0% | 2.5% |
| Labour | ||||
| Employment (millions) | Oct/07 | 17.0 | 0.4% | 2.5% |
| Unemployment rate (%) | Oct/07 | 5.8 | -0.1† | -0.3† |
| Participation rate (%) | Oct/07 | 67.6 | 0.1† | 0.5† |
| Average weekly earnings ($) | Aug/07 | 772.6 | 0.1% | 3.1% |
| Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (thousands) | Aug/07 | 488.6 | -7.6% | -4.0% |
| International Trade | ||||
| Merchandise exports ($ billions) | Sep/07 | 37.7 | -2.3% | -0.1% |
| Merchandise imports ($ billions) | Sep/07 | 35.1 | 2.2% | 4.4% |
| Merchandise trade balance (all figures in $ billions) | Sep/07 | 2.6 | -1.6 | -1.5 |
| Manufacturing | ||||
| Shipments ($ billions) | Sep/07 | 50.4 | -0.9% | 1.2% |
| New orders ($ billions) | Sep/07 | 49.7 | -2.5% | -0.6% |
| Unfilled orders ($ billions) | Sep/07 | 54.4 | -1.3% | 31.3% |
| Inventory/shipments ratio | Sep/07 | 1.3 | 0.0† | 0.0† |
| Prices | ||||
| Consumer Price Index (1992=100) | Apr/07 | 132.8 | 0.4% | 2.2% |
| Industrial Product Price Index (1997=100) | Sep/07 | 113.6 | -0.9% | 0.1% |
| Raw Materials Price Index (1997=100) | Sep/07 | 174.6 | -0.9% | 9.1% |
| New Housing Price Index (1997=100) | Sep/07 | 155.5 | 0.3% | 6.2% |
| Note: All series
are seasonally adjusted with the exception of the price indexes. † percentage point 1. 1997 replaces 1992 as the base year used in determining prices for gross domestic product by industry. Also, valuation has been changed from factor cost to basic prices in chained dollars. 2. Calculation of the rates of capacity use is now based on the 1997 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), which has replaced the 1980 Standard Industrial Classification. |
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