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The Daily

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time

Wholesale trade, February 2009

Wholesale sales fell 0.6% to $41.0 billion in current dollars in February. Declining sales in the machinery and equipment trade group and the "other products" sector were major factors contributing to this decrease. In terms of the volume of sales, wholesale sales were flat.

Police-reported Crime Severity Index, 1998 to 2007

According to the new Police-reported Crime Severity Index, police-reported crime in Canada in 2007 was less serious overall than 10 years earlier. The traditional Police-reported Crime Rate, which tracks the volume of police-reported crime, also dropped over the 10 years, but to a lesser degree. However, the seriousness of police-reported violent crime did not follow this downward trend and remained stable.

Stocks of frozen poultry meat, April 1, 2009 

Monthly Survey of Large Retailers, February 2009

Crude oil and natural gas production, February 2009 

New products