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Composite Index (monthly)

  December 2003 November 2004 December 2004 November 2004 to December 2004
    %
Composite leading indicator (1992=100) 188.4 200.4 200.9 0.2
Housing index (1992=100)1 140.7 141.7 140.9 -0.6
Business and personal services employment (thousands) 2,633 2,614 2,617 0.1
TSE 300 stock price index (1975=1,000) 7,757 8,681 8,839 1.8
Money supply, M1 ($ millions, 1992)2 117,985 129,948 129,474 -0.4
U.S. composite leading indicator (1992=100)3 112.8 115.0 114.8 -0.2
Manufacturing
Average work week (hours) 38.7 38.4 38.5 0.3
New orders, durables ($ millions, 1992)4 20,447 23,243 23,469 1.0
Shipments/inventories of finished goods4 1.70 1.90 1.90 0.00
Retail trade
Furniture and appliance sales ($ millions, 1992)4 1,951 2,091 2,110 0.9
Other durable goods sales ($ millions, 1992)4 7,764 7,672 7,757 1.1
Unsmoothed composite 189.4 199.9 202.2 1.2
1. Composite index of housing starts (units) and house sales (multiple listing service).
2. Deflated by the Consumer Price Index for all items.
3. The figures in this row reflect data published in the month indicated, but the figures themselves refer to data for the month immediately preceding.
4. The figures in this row reflect data published in the month indicated, but the figures themselves refer to data for the second preceding month.
Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 377-0003 and Catalogue no. 11-010-XPB.
Dernières modifications apportées: 2005-01-21.

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