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Balance of international payments
Release date Reference period

February 29, 2008

Fourth quarter 2007

May 29, 2008

First quarter 2008

August 28, 2008

Second quarter 2008

November 28, 2008

Third quarter 2008

February 27, 2009

Fourth quarter 2008



Building permits
Release date Reference period

January 10, 2008

November 2007

February 6, 2008

December 2007

March 6, 2008

January 2008

April 7, 2008

February 2008

May 6, 2008

March 2008

June 5, 2008

April 2008

July 7, 2008

May 2008

August 7, 2008

June 2008

September 8, 2008

July 2008

October 6, 2008

August 2008

November 6, 2008

September 2008

December 4, 2008

October 2008

January 9, 2009

November 2008

February 5, 2009

December 2008



Business Conditions Survey: Manufacturing industries
Release date Reference period

January 29, 2008

January 2008

The Business Conditions Survey for the Manufacturing Industries (BCS) has been discontinued.



Canada's international transactions in securities
Release date Reference period

January 17, 2008

November 2007

February 20, 2008

December 2007

March 20, 2008

January 2008

April 21, 2008

February 2008

May 20, 2008

March 2008

June 17, 2008

April 2008

July 17, 2008

May 2008

August 18, 2008

June 2008

September 17, 2008

July 2008

October 20, 2008

August 2008

November 19, 2008

September 2008

December 18, 2008

October 2008

January 19, 2009

November 2008

February 16, 2009

December 2008

March 19, 2009

January 2009



Canadian economic accounts
Release date Reference period

March 3, 2008

Fourth quarter 2007

May 30, 2008

First quarter 2008

August 29, 2008

Second quarter 2008

December 1, 2008

Third quarter 2008

March 2, 2009

Fourth quarter 2008



Canadian international merchandise trade
Release date Reference period

January 11, 2008

November 2007

February 14, 2008

December 2007

March 11, 2008

January 2008

April 10, 2008

February 2008

May 9, 2008

March 2008

June 10, 2008

April 2008

July 11, 2008

May 2008

August 12, 2008

June 2008

September 11, 2008

July 2008

October 10, 2008

August 2008

November 13, 2008

September 2008

December 11, 2008

October 2008

January 13, 2009

November 2008

February 11, 2009

December 2008



Characteristics of international travellers
Release date Reference period

February 28, 2008

Third quarter 2007

May 28, 2008

Fourth quarter 2007

August 27, 2008

First quarter 2008

November 27, 2008

Second quarter 2008

February 25, 2009

Third quarter 2008



Consumer Price Index
Release date Reference period

January 25, 2008

December 2007

February 19, 2008

January 2008

March 18, 2008

February 2008

April 17, 2008

March 2008

May 21, 2008

April 2008

June 19, 2008

May 2008

July 23, 2008

June 2008

August 21, 2008

July 2008

September 23, 2008

August 2008

October 24, 2008

September 2008

November 21, 2008

October 2008

December 19, 2008

November 2008

January 23, 2009

December 2008

February 20, 2009

January 2009



Employment Insurance
Release date Reference period

January 22, 2008

November 2007

February 26, 2008

December 2007

March 25, 2008

January 2008

April 29, 2008

February 2008

May 27, 2008

March 2008

June 24, 2008

April 2008

July 22, 2008

May 2008

August 26, 2008

June 2008

September 23, 2008

July 2008

October 29, 2008

August 2008

November 25, 2008

September 2008

December 19, 2008

October 2008

January 27, 2009

November 2008

February 24, 2009

December 2008

March 24, 2009

January 2009



Farm cash receipts
Release date Reference period

February 25, 2008

2007

May 26, 2008

2006, 2007 and first quarter 2008

August 25, 2008

First six months of 2008

November 24, 2008

2005, 2006, 2007 and third quarter 2008

February 23, 2009

2008



Farm income
Release date Reference period

May 26, 2008

2006 and 2007

November 24, 2008

2005, 2006 and 2007



Field crop reporting series
Release date Reference period

February 5, 2008

Stocks of Canadian grain at December 31, 2007

April 21, 2008

March intentions of principal field crop areas, 2008

May 7, 2008

Stocks of Canadian grain at March 31, 2008

June 24, 2008

Preliminary estimates of principal field crop areas, June 2008

August 22, 2008

July 31 estimates of production of principal field crops, 2008

September 10, 2008

Stocks of Canadian grain at July 31, 2008

October 2, 2008

September estimates of production of principal field crops, 2008

December 4, 2008

November estimates of production of principal field crops, 2008

January 30, 2009

Stocks of Canadian grain at December 31, 2008



Gross domestic product by industry
Release date Reference period

January 31, 2008

November 2007

March 3, 2008

December 2007

March 31, 2008

January 2008

April 30, 2008

February 2008

May 30, 2008

March 2008

June 30, 2008

April 2008

July 31, 2008

May 2008

August 29, 2008

June 2008

September 30, 2008

July 2008

October 31, 2008

August 2008

December 1, 2008

September 2008

December 24, 2008

October 2008

January 30, 2009

November 2008

March 2, 2009

December 2008

March 31, 2009

January 2009



Industrial capacity utilization rates
Release date Reference period

March 13, 2008

Fourth quarter 2007

June 11, 2008

First quarter 2008

September 12, 2008

Second quarter 2008

December 12, 2008

Third quarter 2008

March 16, 2009

Fourth quarter 2008



Industrial product and raw materials price indexes
Release date Reference period

January 4, 2008

November 2007

February 1, 2008

December 2007

February 29, 2008

January 2008

April 1, 2008

February 2008

April 30, 2008

March 2008

May 30, 2008

April 2008

June 27, 2008

May 2008

July 30, 2008

June 2008

August 29, 2008

July 2008

September 30, 2008

August 2008

October 30, 2008

September 2008

November 28, 2008

October 2008

January 6, 2009

November 2008

January 29, 2009

December 2008

February 27, 2009

January 2009

March 31, 2009

February 2009



International travel account
Release date Reference period

February 28, 2008

Fourth quarter 2007

May 28, 2008

First quarter 2008

August 27, 2008

Second quarter 2008

November 27, 2008

Third quarter 2008

February 26, 2009

Fourth quarter 2008



Investment in non-residential building construction
Release date Reference period

January 17, 2008

Fourth quarter 2007

April 14, 2008

First quarter 2008

July 14, 2008

Second quarter 2008

October 15, 2008

Third quarter 2008

January 15, 2009

Fourth quarter 2008



Labour Force Survey
Release date Reference period

January 11, 2008

December 2007

February 8, 2008

January 2008

March 7, 2008

February 2008

April 4, 2008

March 2008

May 9, 2008

April 2008

June 6, 2008

May 2008

July 11, 2008

June 2008

August 8, 2008

July 2008

September 5, 2008

August 2008

October 10, 2008

September 2008

November 7, 2008

October 2008

December 5, 2008

November 2008



Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost
Release date Reference period

March 14, 2008

Fourth quarter 2007

June 13, 2008

First quarter 2008

September 10, 2008

Second quarter 2008

December 10, 2008

Third quarter 2008

March 12, 2009

Fourth quarter 2008



Leading indicators
Release date Reference period

January 23, 2008

December 2007

February 20, 2008

January 2008

March 20, 2008

February 2008

April 18, 2008

March 2008

May 21, 2008

April 2008

June 18, 2008

May 2008

July 18, 2008

June 2008

August 20, 2008

July 2008

September 18, 2008

August 2008

October 22, 2008

September 2008

November 19, 2008

October 2008

December 18, 2008

November 2008



Monthly Survey of Manufacturing
Release date Reference period

January 18, 2008

November 2007

February 15, 2008

December 2007

March 17, 2008

January 2008

April 16, 2008

February 2008

May 15, 2008

March 2008

June 13, 2008

April 2008

July 16, 2008

May 2008

August 15, 2008

June 2008

September 16, 2008

July 2008

October 16, 2008

August 2008

November 14, 2008

September 2008

December 16, 2008

October 2008

January 20, 2009

November 2008

February 16, 2009

December 2008



New Housing Price Index
Release date Reference period

January 10, 2008

November 2007

February 11, 2008

December 2007

March 11, 2008

January 2008

April 11, 2008

February 2008

May 12, 2008

March 2008

June 11, 2008

April 2008

July 11, 2008

May 2008

August 11, 2008

June 2008

September 11, 2008

July 2008

October 10, 2008

August 2008

November 10, 2008

September 2008

December 11, 2008

October 2008

January 12, 2009

November 2008

February 11, 2009

December 2008

March 11, 2009

January 2009



New motor vehicle sales
Release date Reference period

January 14, 2008

November 2007

February 15, 2008

December 2007

March 17, 2008

January 2008

April 14, 2008

February 2008

May 16, 2008

March 2008

June 16, 2008

April 2008

July 15, 2008

May 2008

August 15, 2008

June 2008

September 15, 2008

July 2008

October 14, 2008

August 2008

November 14, 2008

September 2008

December 12, 2008

October 2008

January 15, 2009

November 2008

February 13, 2009

December 2008



Payroll employment, earnings and hours
Release date Reference period

January 28, 2008

November 2007

February 26, 2008

December 2007

March 31, 2008

January 2008

April 29, 2008

February 2008

May 29, 2008

March 2008

June 27, 2008

April 2008

July 29, 2008

May 2008

August 27, 2008

June 2008

September 26, 2008

July 2008

October 29, 2008

August 2008

November 28, 2008

September 2008

December 22, 2008

October 2008

January 28, 2009

November 2008

February 26, 2009

December 2008

March 31, 2009

January 2009



Private and public investment in Canada
Release date Reference period
February 27, 2008 2006 to 2008



Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises
Release date Reference period

February 21, 2008

Fourth quarter 2007

May 22, 2008

First quarter 2008

August 21, 2008

Second quarter 2008

November 20, 2008

Third quarter 2008

February 26, 2009

Fourth quarter 2008



Retail trade
Release date Reference period

January 22, 2008

November 2007

February 22, 2008

December 2007

March 25, 2008

January 2008

April 23, 2008

February 2008

May 22, 2008

March 2008

June 20, 2008

April 2008

July 22, 2008

May 2008

August 20, 2008

June 2008

September 22, 2008

July 2008

October 22, 2008

August 2008

November 25, 2008

September 2008

December 18, 2008

October 2008



Travel between Canada and other countries
Release date Reference period

January 18, 2008

November 2007

February 20, 2008

December 2007

March 20, 2008

January 2008

April 17, 2008

February 2008

May 20, 2008

March 2008

June 18, 2008

April 2008

July 17, 2008

May 2008

August 18, 2008

June 2008

September 18, 2008

July 2008

October 16, 2008

August 2008

November 19, 2008

September 2008

December 17, 2008

October 2008

January 20, 2009

November 2008

February 19, 2009

December 2008



Wholesale trade
Release date Reference period

January 21, 2008

November 2007

February 19, 2008

December 2007

March 19, 2008

January 2008

April 18, 2008

February 2008

May 20, 2008

March 2008

June 19, 2008

April 2008

July 18, 2008

May 2008

August 19, 2008

June 2008

September 18, 2008

July 2008

October 20, 2008

August 2008

November 20, 2008

September 2008

December 17, 2008

October 2008

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