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Monthly indicators, Québec and Canada
Key seasonally adjusted economic indicators. Annualized levels.
| Québec | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly indicators | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | |||
| Year to date | November | December | January | February | March | ||
| Real GDP at basic prices (2017 $M) | 428 670 | 428 737 | 422 511 | ||||
| Real international merchandise exports (2017 $M) | 90 564 | 89 938 | 96 483 | 92 765 | 87 812 | 92 064 | |
| Real international merchandise imports (2017 $M) | 99 251 | 96 073 | 99 010 | 99 832 | 96 163 | 95 984 | |
| Housing starts (n) | 38 912 | 48 809 | 29 608 | 42 699 | 52 703 | 47 026 | 46 699 |
| Residential building permits (current $M) | 13 787 | 13 945 | 13 540 | 10 903 | 13 680 | 14 211 | |
| Non-residential building permits (current $M) | 11 374 | 11 380 | 11 875 | 9 003 | 11 873 | 10 887 | |
| Sales of manufactured goods (current $M) | 213 130 | 212 833 | 214 960 | 216 468 | 209 669 | 215 998 | |
| Wholesale sales (current $M) | 208 307 | 206 461 | 214 346 | 210 833 | 206 453 | 206 469 | |
| Retail sales (current $M) | 177 644 | 177 712 | 179 128 | 179 479 | 177 712 | ||
| Average weekly earnings, including overtime (current $) | 1 155.32 | 1 178.30 | 1 184.69 | 1 166.86 | 1 178.30 | ||
| Labour force (K) | 4 718.1 | 4 747.7 | 4 767.3 | 4 755.9 | 4 735.5 | 4 756.5 | 4 751.1 |
| Employment (K) | 4 506.4 | 4 524.3 | 4 519.6 | 4 531.9 | 4 524.4 | 4 533.2 | 4 515.2 |
| Full-time (K) | 3 672.2 | 3 683.3 | 3 659.9 | 3 667.6 | 3 685.1 | 3 688.7 | 3 676.1 |
| Part-time (K) | 834.3 | 841.0 | 859.7 | 864.3 | 839.3 | 844.5 | 839.1 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
| Participation rate (%) | 65.0 | 64.5 | 65.2 | 64.9 | 64.5 | 64.7 | 64.5 |
| Employment rate (%) | 62.1 | 61.5 | 61.8 | 61.9 | 61.6 | 61.6 | 61.3 |
| Consumer price index, non-seasonally adjusted (2002=100) | 153.6 | 155.7 | 155.5 | 155.0 | 154.8 | 155.5 | 156.7 |
| U.S. exchange rate in cents, non-seasonally adjusted | 74.09 | 74.14 | 72.94 | 74.45 | 74.49 | 74.07 | 73.86 |
| Canada | |||||||
| Monthly indicators | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | |||
| Year to date | November | December | January | February | March | ||
| Real GDP at basic prices (2017 $M) | 2 202 113 | 2 217 503 | 2 207 275 | 2 204 337 | 2 217 503 | ||
| Real international merchandise exports (2017 $M) | 571 291 | 576 045 | 572 655 | 567 804 | 560 647 | 591 443 | |
| Real international merchandise imports (2017 $M) | 608 130 | 598 832 | 607 974 | 614 926 | 582 930 | 614 734 | |
| Housing starts (n) | 240 267 | 244 298 | 210 678 | 248 006 | 230 651 | 260 047 | 242 195 |
| Residential building permits (current $M) | 81 111 | 81 986 | 82 550 | 69 746 | 79 061 | 84 910 | |
| Non-residential building permits (current $M) | 51 352 | 53 056 | 46 209 | 44 593 | 49 977 | 56 136 | |
| Sales of manufactured goods (current $M) | 862 837 | 856 169 | 860 956 | 853 274 | 853 078 | 859 260 | |
| Wholesale sales (current $M) | 1 424 093 | 1 424 083 | 1 470 821 | 1 402 612 | 1 408 064 | 1 440 102 | |
| Retail sales (current $M) | 794 284 | 804 103 | 799 824 | 806 732 | 804 103 | ||
| Average weekly earnings, including overtime (current $) | 1 205.01 | 1 228.01 | 1 224.38 | 1 219.90 | 1 228.01 | ||
| Labour force (K) | 21 325.8 | 21 657.1 | 21 558.7 | 21 568.7 | 21 586.9 | 21 663.3 | 21 721.0 |
| Employment (K) | 20 170.9 | 20 388.6 | 20 318.1 | 20 324.9 | 20 362.2 | 20 402.9 | 20 400.7 |
| Full-time (K) | 16 536.2 | 16 687.4 | 16 659.7 | 16 652.2 | 16 640.6 | 16 711.2 | 16 710.5 |
| Part-time (K) | 3 634.7 | 3 701.2 | 3 658.4 | 3 672.8 | 3 721.7 | 3 691.8 | 3 690.2 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
| Participation rate (%) | 65.6 | 65.3 | 65.6 | 65.5 | 65.3 | 65.3 | 65.3 |
| Employment rate (%) | 62.1 | 61.5 | 61.8 | 61.7 | 61.6 | 61.5 | 61.4 |
| Consumer price index, non-seasonally adjusted (2002=100) | 157.1 | 159.0 | 158.8 | 158.3 | 158.3 | 158.8 | 159.8 |
| U.S. exchange rate in cents, non-seasonally adjusted | 74.09 | 74.14 | 72.94 | 74.45 | 74.49 | 74.07 | 73.86 |
| – 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 : April 18, 2024
| .. | 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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