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Institut de la statistique du Québec
Monthly indicators, Québec and Canada
Key seasonally adjusted economic indicators. Annualized levels.
| Québec | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly indicators | 2025 | 2026 | 2026 | ||||
| Year to date | March | April | May | June | July | ||
| Real GDP at basic prices (2017 $M) | 450 300 | 450 883 | 450 647 | 451 027 | 450 603 | ||
| Real international merchandise exports (2017 $M) | 89 553 | 86 390 | 85 470 | 88 874 | 88 323 | 85 272 | |
| Real international merchandise imports (2017 $M) | 105 916 | 107 227 | 107 621 | 107 164 | 116 203 | 102 282 | |
| Housing starts (n) | 59 864 | 59 189 | 87 986 | 59 214 | 49 855 | 54 143 | 63 666 |
| Residential building permits (current $M) | 20 093 | 23 226 | 21 008 | 25 360 | 21 053 | 24 493 | |
| Non-residential building permits (current $M) | 9 074 | 9 659 | 10 051 | 11 855 | 8 111 | 11 302 | |
| Sales of manufactured goods (current $M) | 221 192 | 234 380 | 230 865 | 241 678 | 239 356 | 243 057 | |
| Wholesale sales (current $M) | 207 897 | 215 352 | 214 962 | 220 372 | 214 458 | 221 078 | |
| Retail sales (current $M) | 186 907 | 192 421 | 191 581 | 192 234 | 193 519 | 194 468 | |
| Average weekly earnings, including overtime (current $) | 1 256.59 | 1 282.49 | 1 283.66 | 1 291.80 | 1 293.11 | ||
| Labour force (K) | 4 921.1 | 4 886.4 | 4 887.1 | 4 882.3 | 4 864.5 | 4 867.5 | 4 879.2 |
| Employment (K) | 4 644.8 | 4 612.8 | 4 622.3 | 4 579.0 | 4 592.2 | 4 606.5 | 4 607.2 |
| Full-time (K) | 3 781.3 | 3 715.0 | 3 713.4 | 3 655.8 | 3 707.6 | 3 707.3 | 3 736.6 |
| Part-time (K) | 863.5 | 897.7 | 908.9 | 923.1 | 884.5 | 899.2 | 870.6 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| Participation rate (%) | 64.9 | 64.4 | 64.4 | 64.4 | 64.1 | 64.2 | 64.4 |
| Employment rate (%) | 61.3 | 60.8 | 60.9 | 60.4 | 60.6 | 60.8 | 60.8 |
| Consumer price index, non-seasonally adjusted (2002=100) | 161.0 | 165.0 | 164.3 | 165.2 | 166.7 | 166.2 | 167.0 |
| U.S. exchange rate in cents, non-seasonally adjusted | 71.54 | 72.35 | 72.90 | 72.72 | 72.87 | 71.23 | 70.89 |
| Canada | |||||||
| Monthly indicators | 2025 | 2026 | 2026 | ||||
| Year to date | March | April | May | June | July | ||
| Real GDP at basic prices (2017 $M) | 2 332 971 | 2 348 473 | 2 340 869 | 2 354 483 | 2 362 482 | ||
| Real international merchandise exports (2017 $M) | 571 072 | 570 096 | 576 962 | 581 108 | 581 702 | 585 921 | |
| Real international merchandise imports (2017 $M) | 610 075 | 622 511 | 621 464 | 625 234 | 636 807 | 621 787 | |
| Housing starts (n) | 259 028 | 245 862 | 239 571 | 271 832 | 254 178 | 240 773 | 229 074 |
| Residential building permits (current $M) | 92 334 | 95 044 | 94 776 | 91 395 | 91 579 | 97 335 | |
| Non-residential building permits (current $M) | 57 205 | 63 645 | 66 975 | 63 915 | 59 132 | 81 292 | |
| Sales of manufactured goods (current $M) | 851 752 | 900 318 | 889 858 | 930 083 | 945 036 | 945 890 | |
| Wholesale sales (current $M) | 1 413 476 | 1 574 519 | 1 618 827 | 1 688 581 | 1 684 854 | 1 638 038 | |
| Retail sales (current $M) | 843 630 | 875 234 | 872 711 | 876 784 | 886 064 | 891 396 | |
| Average weekly earnings, including overtime (current $) | 1 302.82 | 1 333.01 | 1 332.83 | 1 343.52 | 1 337.77 | ||
| Labour force (K) | 22 567.6 | 22 597.0 | 22 566.6 | 22 600.1 | 22 603.9 | 22 608.9 | 22 669.4 |
| Employment (K) | 21 028.7 | 21 102.8 | 21 051.4 | 21 033.7 | 21 121.5 | 21 139.7 | 21 214.8 |
| Full-time (K) | 17 194.8 | 17 275.9 | 17 215.1 | 17 168.4 | 17 322.4 | 17 323.0 | 17 361.6 |
| Part-time (K) | 3 833.9 | 3 826.9 | 3 836.3 | 3 865.3 | 3 799.1 | 3 816.6 | 3 853.2 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| Participation rate (%) | 65.3 | 65.0 | 64.9 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 65.1 |
| Employment rate (%) | 60.8 | 60.7 | 60.6 | 60.5 | 60.7 | 60.8 | 60.9 |
| Consumer price index, non-seasonally adjusted (2002=100) | 164.2 | 167.8 | 167.4 | 168.0 | 169.6 | 169.0 | 169.9 |
| U.S. exchange rate in cents, non-seasonally adjusted | 71.54 | 72.35 | 72.90 | 72.72 | 72.87 | 71.23 | 70.89 |
| – 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 : August 25, 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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