Canadian Economic Statistics

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Canadian Economic Statistics

Rates    Date Change
Bank Rate 1.25 May 17, 2012 -- 
Yield Curve     May 17, 2012  
LIBOR Yield Curve     May 10, 2012  
Lower Band 0.75 May 17, 2012 -- 
Overnight Money Market Financing Rate 0.9997 May 17, 2012 +0.01 bps
Overnight Repo Rate Avg 0.9987 May 17, 2012 -0.15 bps
Overnight Target Rate 1.00 May 18, 2012 -- 
Prime Rate 3.00 May 16, 2012 -- 
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Employment    Date Change
Labour Force Survey (Change) 58,200.0 Apr 2012
Unemployment Rate 7.3 Apr 2012 +0.10 
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GDP    Date Change
Debt to GDP 38.3 Jan 2013 +4.64 %
Gross Domestic Product (Change) -0.2 Feb 2012
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Business    Date Change
Core Retail Sales (Change) -1.20 Apr 2010
Housing Starts 245 Apr 2012 +21.78 %
Ivey Purchasing Manager Index 52.7 Apr 2012 -17.01 %
Retail Sales (Change) -2.0 Apr 2010
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Indices    Date Change
CAD effective Exchange Rate Index 117.78 May 18, 2012 -0.45 %
Consumer Price Index (Annual Change) 2.0 Apr 2012
Core Consumer Price Index 0.4 Apr 2012
Core Consumer Price Index (Annual Change) 2.1 Apr 2012
Core Consumer Price Index (Change) 0.4 Apr 2012
Industrial Producer Price Index (Change) 0.2 Mar 2012
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International    Date Change
Current Account -7,824.0 Q1 2010 +19.89 %
Trade Balance 352.0 Mar 2012 +28.94 %
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Stocks    Date Change
TSE Composite Index 11,280.60 May 18, 2012 -0.44 %
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With a population of over 34 million and a GDP of over $1.2 trillion Canadian dollars, Canada is one of the wealthiest nations in the world. Canada has had a steady GDP growth and low unemployment rate, and is one of the few developed countries that is an energy exporter. Canada is one of the largest trading partners to the U.S. In 2006, 79% of all Canadian goods and commodities were exported to US and 65% of imports originated from the U.S. Oil, agricultural products, financial services and government procurement are among the main items traded between the two nations.