According to a release Wednesday by Statistics Canada, the country's merchandise imports declined 1.2 percent and exports decreased 0.3 percent in October. As a result, Canada's trade balance with the world went from a deficit of $303 ...
Statistics Canada reported Friday that manufacturing sales declined 0.5 percent to $48.2 billion in June, the fourth decrease in six months. Manufacturing sales have been on a slow decline since the spring of 2012. The decline in June ...
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The US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced Tuesday that total June exports of $191.2 billion and imports of $225.4 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $34.2 ...
Statistics Canada reported Wednesday that contractors took out building permits worth $6.6 billion in June, down 10.3 percent from May and the first decrease in six months. Despite this decline, the total value of building permits continued ...
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The US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced Wednesday that total May exports of $187.1 billion and imports of $232.1 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $45 ...
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In Canada, manufacturing sales edged down 0.3 percent to C$ 49.5 billion in March, the third decline in four months, according to a report Wednesday from Statistics Canada. Overall, sales declined in 10 of 21 industries. Manufacturing ...
Contractors took out building permits worth $6.5 billion in March, up 8.6 percent from February and the third consecutive monthly advance, according to a report from Statistics Canada. The March increase came mostly from the non-residential ...
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The US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, reported that total March exports of $184.3 billion and imports of $223.1 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $38.8 billion, ...
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Statistics Canada said Tuesday that manufacturing sales advanced 2.6 percent to $49.6 billion in February, the largest increase since July 2011. In total, sales rose in 14 of 21 industries, representing approximately 85 percent of Canadian ...
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Statistics Canada reported Tuesday that Canadian municipalities issued building permits worth $6 billion in February, a 1.7 percent increase from January. Higher construction intentions in the non-residential sector in eight provinces more ...
The US Department of Labor reported Friday that the US economy added 88,000 new jobs in March, the smallest gain in nine months and following a 268,000 jump in February. Nonetheless, the jobless rate fell to 7.6 percent, down 0.1 percent ...
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The US Census Bureau and US Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce announced Friday that total February exports of $186 billion and imports of $228.9 billion resulted in a trade deficit of $43 billion, down from ...
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In what was probably its final quarterly report as a standalone furniture, mattress and major appliance retailer, The Brick said sales in the fourth quarter were off slightly while profits improved slightly. Sales for the full year of ...
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Statistics Canada reported Tuesday that sales in the manufacturing sector slipped 0.2 percent in January to $48 billion, the fourth decline in five months. Sales in January were down in the transportation equipment industry as well as the ...
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In the fourth quarter of 2012, the Canadian manufacturing sector operated at 80.2 percent of its capacity, 2.1 percentage points lower than in the previous quarter and down 1.1 percentage points compared to the same period of the previous ...
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