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Monthly indicators, Québec and Canada
Key seasonally adjusted economic indicators. Annualized levels.
| Québec | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly indicators | 2025 | 2026 | 2026 | ||||
| Year to date | January | February | March | April | May | ||
| Real GDP at basic prices (2017 $M) | 450 300 | 451 116 | 452 148 | 450 874 | |||
| Real international merchandise exports (2017 $M) | 89 698 | 87 018 | 87 605 | 85 999 | 90 618 | ||
| Real international merchandise imports (2017 $M) | 105 819 | 105 016 | 107 118 | 106 922 | 103 487 | ||
| Housing starts (n) | 59 864 | 61 153 | 57 962 | 88 385 | 63 233 | 53 991 | |
| Residential building permits (current $M) | 20 093 | 22 927 | 22 814 | 21 008 | 25 123 | 21 062 | |
| Non-residential building permits (current $M) | 9 074 | 9 274 | 6 962 | 10 051 | 11 700 | 7 987 | |
| Sales of manufactured goods (current $M) | 221 192 | 230 572 | 227 975 | 230 602 | 240 202 | ||
| Wholesale sales (current $M) | 207 897 | 214 396 | 213 544 | 215 633 | 220 260 | ||
| Retail sales (current $M) | 186 907 | 191 788 | 193 145 | 191 745 | 192 448 | ||
| Average weekly earnings, including overtime (current $) | 1 256.59 | 1 280.01 | 1 277.35 | 1 283.66 | 1 292.50 | ||
| Labour force (K) | 4 921.1 | 4 887.6 | 4 900.1 | 4 887.1 | 4 882.3 | 4 864.5 | 4 867.5 |
| Employment (K) | 4 644.8 | 4 613.7 | 4 612.4 | 4 622.3 | 4 579.0 | 4 592.2 | 4 606.5 |
| Full-time (K) | 3 781.3 | 3 711.4 | 3 731.3 | 3 713.4 | 3 655.8 | 3 707.6 | 3 707.3 |
| Part-time (K) | 863.5 | 902.3 | 881.1 | 908.9 | 923.1 | 884.5 | 899.2 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Participation rate (%) | 64.9 | 64.4 | 64.5 | 64.4 | 64.4 | 64.1 | 64.2 |
| Employment rate (%) | 61.3 | 60.8 | 60.7 | 60.9 | 60.4 | 60.6 | 60.8 |
| Consumer price index, non-seasonally adjusted (2002=100) | 161.0 | 164.3 | 163.1 | 164.3 | 165.2 | 166.7 | |
| U.S. exchange rate in cents, non-seasonally adjusted | 71.54 | 72.59 | 73.25 | 72.90 | 72.72 | 72.87 | 71.23 |
| Canada | |||||||
| Monthly indicators | 2025 | 2026 | 2026 | ||||
| Year to date | January | February | March | April | May | ||
| Real GDP at basic prices (2017 $M) | 2 332 937 | 2 343 882 | 2 343 298 | 2 340 099 | 2 352 903 | ||
| Real international merchandise exports (2017 $M) | 572 169 | 569 801 | 564 271 | 577 213 | 589 954 | 584 719 | |
| Real international merchandise imports (2017 $M) | 609 996 | 621 856 | 631 250 | 621 426 | 625 609 | 632 937 | |
| Housing starts (n) | 259 028 | 253 208 | 249 770 | 240 077 | 278 380 | 261 377 | |
| Residential building permits (current $M) | 92 334 | 94 618 | 98 554 | 94 776 | 91 021 | 92 114 | |
| Non-residential building permits (current $M) | 57 205 | 58 795 | 48 133 | 66 975 | 60 059 | 56 385 | |
| Sales of manufactured goods (current $M) | 851 752 | 875 727 | 858 942 | 887 722 | 924 634 | ||
| Wholesale sales (current $M) | 1 413 476 | 1 525 645 | 1 425 382 | 1 619 802 | 1 665 960 | ||
| Retail sales (current $M) | 843 630 | 868 150 | 864 485 | 871 946 | 876 361 | ||
| Average weekly earnings, including overtime (current $) | 1 302.82 | 1 332.38 | 1 331.61 | 1 332.83 | 1 345.79 | ||
| Labour force (K) | 22 567.6 | 22 585.0 | 22 551.5 | 22 566.6 | 22 600.1 | 22 603.9 | 22 608.9 |
| Employment (K) | 21 028.7 | 21 084.1 | 21 037.3 | 21 051.4 | 21 033.7 | 21 121.5 | 21 139.7 |
| Full-time (K) | 17 194.8 | 17 261.6 | 17 216.2 | 17 215.1 | 17 168.4 | 17 322.4 | 17 323.0 |
| Part-time (K) | 3 833.9 | 3 822.5 | 3 821.1 | 3 836.3 | 3 865.3 | 3 799.1 | 3 816.6 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| Participation rate (%) | 65.3 | 65.0 | 64.9 | 64.9 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 65.0 |
| Employment rate (%) | 60.8 | 60.7 | 60.6 | 60.6 | 60.5 | 60.7 | 60.8 |
| Consumer price index, non-seasonally adjusted (2002=100) | 164.2 | 167.2 | 165.9 | 167.4 | 168.0 | 169.6 | |
| U.S. exchange rate in cents, non-seasonally adjusted | 71.54 | 72.59 | 73.25 | 72.90 | 72.72 | 72.87 | 71.23 |
| – The year-to-date levels represent the average of all observable annualized periods. When annual gross value and changes are available, they are presented. | |||||||
| – Monthly and quarterly data on housing starts are seasonally adjusted independently; quarterly data do not correspond to the average of monthly data. | |||||||
| – In April 2020, the CMHC's monthly survey was carried out in all Canadian provinces except Québec. As a result, the April 2020 data for Québec is not available and the April 2020 data for Canada excludes Québec. | |||||||
| – Annual sales of manufactured goods are calculated from the monthly survey. | |||||||
| – Numbers in bold have been revised since last Friday. | |||||||
| Sources : Institut de la statistique du Québec, | |||||||
| Statistics Canada, | |||||||
| Mortgage and Housing Corporation (housing starts), | |||||||
| Bank of Canada (exchange rates). | |||||||
Update : July 10, 2026
| .. | Data not available |
| ... | Not applicable |
| – | Void or zero |
| — | Negligible data |
| p | Preliminary data |
| r | Revised data |
| e | Estimated data |
| x | Confidential |
| F | Data unreliable |
| n.e.s. | Not elsewhere specified |
| p.-y. | Person-year |
| f.t.e | Full-time equivalent |
| ‰ | Per thousand |
| kg | Kilogramme |
| l | Liter |
| n | Number |
| t | Metric ton |
| $ | In dollars |
| k and '000 | In thousands |
| M and '000 000 | In millions |
| G | In billions |
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