Date | Statistic | For | Current Month | Previous Month |
Monday, October 2, 2023 | Markit Canada Manufacturing PMI 9:30 a.m. | Sept | --- | The index registered 48.0 last month, in contrast with a forecast of 49.2 and with last August" reading of 49.6. |
Thursday, October 5, 2023 | IVEY Purchasing Managers Index: 10:00am | Sept | --- | The index measured 53.5 in August, compared to 48.6 in July and 53.5 in August 2022. |
Thursday, October 5, 2023 | Canadian International Merchandise Trade: 8:30am | Aug | --- | In July, Canada's merchandise imports decreased 5.4%, while exports were up 0.7%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from a revised $4.9 billion in June to $987 million in July. |
Friday, October 6, 2023 | Labour Force Survey: 8:30am | Sept | --- | Employment rose by 40,000 (+0.2%) in August. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.5%, following three consecutive monthly increases in May, June and July. |
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | Building Permits: 8:30am | Aug | --- | The total monthly value of building permits in Canada declined 1.5% in July to $11.7 billion. |
Monday, October 16, 2023 | Wholesale Trade: 8:30am | Aug | --- | Wholesale sales grew 0.2% to $81.3 billion in July. |
Monday, October 16, 2023 | CREAstats - MLS Sales: 8:30am | Sept | --- | National home sales declined 4.1% month-over-month in August. Actual (not seasonally adjusted) monthly activity came in 5.3% above August 2022. |
Monday, October 16, 2023 | Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: 8:30am | Aug | --- | Manufacturing sales increased 1.6% in July, mainly on higher sales of food products, petroleum and coal products and transportation equipment. |
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 | Consumer Price Index: 8:30am | Sept | --- | CPI rose 4.0% on a year-over-year basis in August, following a 3.3% increase in July. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.6% in August. |
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 | Canada's International Transactions in Securities: 8:30am | Aug | --- | Foreign investment in Canadian securities totalled $11.6 billion in July, a fourth consecutive month of strong investment. Meanwhile, Canadian investors acquired $2.6 billion of foreign securities, down from a $14.4 billion investment in June. |
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 | Housing Starts: 8:15am | Sept | --- | Housing starts in Canada fell by 1% over a month earlier to 252,787 units in August 2023, above market expectations of 247,100 units, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. |
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 | New Motor Vehicle Sales: 7:30am | Aug | --- | New motor vehicle sales totaled 147,401 in July, compared to 168,590 in the prior-year month. |
Thursday, October 19, 2023 | Industrial Product Price Index: 8:30am | Sept | --- | The Industrial Product Price Index rose 1.3% month over month in August and fell 0.5% year over year. |
Thursday, October 19, 2023 | Raw Materials Price Index: 8:30am | Sept | --- | The Raw Materials Price Index increased 3.0% on a monthly basis in August and posted a 4.3% year-over-year decline. |
Friday, October 20, 2023 | Retail Trade: 8:30am | Aug | --- | Retail sales increased 0.3% to $66.1 billion in July. |
Friday, October 20, 2023 | New Housing Price Index: 8:30am | Sept | --- | The national index edged up by 0.1% month over month in August. Prices were unchanged in 16 of the 27 census metropolitan areas (CMAs) surveyed, up in 5 and down in 6 CMAs. |
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | BoC Interest Rate Decision: 10:00am | Oct | --- | The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 5%, with the Bank Rate at 5.25% and the deposit rate at 5%. The Bank is also continuing its policy of quantitative tightening. |
Thursday, October 26, 2023 | 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—was little changed (+4,900) in July, following an increase of 65,900 (+0.4%) in June. |
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | GDP: 8:30am | Aug | --- | Real gross domestic product was essentially unchanged in July as services-producing industries edged up 0.1%, while goods-producing industries contracted 0.3%. |