Institut de la statistique du Québec
Monthly indicators, Québec and Canada
Key seasonally adjusted economic indicators. Annualized levels.
| Québec | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly indicators | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | |||
| Year to date | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | ||
| Real GDP at basic prices (2017 $M) | 442 568 | 445 068 | 446 367 | 444 263 | |||
| Real international merchandise exports (2017 $M) | 93 034 | 94 250 | 91 295 | 96 477 | 93 896 | ||
| Real international merchandise imports (2017 $M) | 99 154 | 100 558 | 96 374 | 96 019 | 91 871 | ||
| Housing starts (n) | 48 713 | 67 949 | 40 654 | 53 009 | 63 645 | 51 034 | 67 949 |
| Residential building permits (current $M) | 17 517 | 20 258 | 19 747 | 19 207 | 18 164 | ||
| Non-residential building permits (current $M) | 9 985 | 10 925 | 10 521 | 11 665 | 8 436 | ||
| Sales of manufactured goods (current $M) | 217 932 | 215 345 | 217 992 | 220 859 | 225 772 | ||
| Wholesale sales (current $M) | 207 078 | 205 576 | 206 599 | 206 305 | 210 781 | ||
| Retail sales (current $M) | 180 288 | 182 225 | 183 158 | 183 010 | 189 622 | ||
| Average weekly earnings, including overtime (current $) | 1 207.87 | 1 228.46 | 1 235.43 | 1 234.47 | 1 241.50 | ||
| Labour force (K) | 4 822.6 | 4 901.7 | 4 845.8 | 4 865.3 | 4 897.2 | 4 893.9 | 4 901.7 |
| Employment (K) | 4 566.0 | 4 635.6 | 4 580.0 | 4 586.1 | 4 607.6 | 4 619.9 | 4 635.6 |
| Full-time (K) | 3 726.7 | 3 782.2 | 3 752.8 | 3 778.3 | 3 793.2 | 3 801.5 | 3 782.2 |
| Part-time (K) | 839.3 | 853.4 | 827.2 | 807.8 | 814.4 | 818.4 | 853.4 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Participation rate (%) | 64.9 | 65.1 | 64.8 | 64.9 | 65.2 | 65.1 | 65.1 |
| Employment rate (%) | 61.4 | 61.5 | 61.2 | 61.2 | 61.4 | 61.4 | 61.5 |
| Consumer price index, non-seasonally adjusted (2002=100) | 157.2 | 157.6 | 157.4 | 157.9 | 157.8 | 157.5 | 157.6 |
| U.S. exchange rate in cents, non-seasonally adjusted | 73.00 | 69.49 | 73.82 | 72.70 | 71.56 | 70.22 | 69.49 |
| Canada | |||||||
| Monthly indicators | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | |||
| Year to date | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | ||
| Real GDP at basic prices (2017 $M) | 2 266 023 | 2 276 020 | 2 283 430 | 2 277 856 | 2 283 094 | ||
| Real international merchandise exports (2017 $M) | 577 456 | 579 865 | 582 007 | 581 913 | 604 007 | ||
| Real international merchandise imports (2017 $M) | 603 582 | 607 542 | 598 937 | 593 792 | 585 182 | ||
| Housing starts (n) | 245 367 | 239 739 | 224 089 | 245 151 | 266 955 | 232 492 | 239 739 |
| Residential building permits (current $M) | 89 859 | 92 936 | 94 823 | 88 792 | 107 601 | ||
| Non-residential building permits (current $M) | 53 778 | 63 347 | 55 767 | 53 299 | 50 153 | ||
| Sales of manufactured goods (current $M) | 847 234 | 832 759 | 848 137 | 854 310 | 857 264 | ||
| Wholesale sales (current $M) | 1 427 844 | 1 391 209 | 1 436 716 | 1 407 399 | 1 395 669 | ||
| Retail sales (current $M) | 803 061 | 807 261 | 813 341 | 814 665 | 835 057 | ||
| Average weekly earnings, including overtime (current $) | 1 260.50 | 1 277.70 | 1 284.24 | 1 285.61 | 1 290.82 | ||
| Labour force (K) | 22 134.8 | 22 484.0 | 22 237.6 | 22 259.0 | 22 367.0 | 22 422.8 | 22 484.0 |
| Employment (K) | 20 730.5 | 20 993.4 | 20 779.3 | 20 782.6 | 20 826.4 | 20 917.4 | 20 993.4 |
| Full-time (K) | 16 977.6 | 17 185.9 | 17 032.1 | 17 038.7 | 17 091.6 | 17 150.7 | 17 185.9 |
| Part-time (K) | 3 753.0 | 3 807.5 | 3 747.2 | 3 743.9 | 3 734.8 | 3 766.6 | 3 807.5 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Participation rate (%) | 65.5 | 65.5 | 65.2 | 65.2 | 65.4 | 65.4 | 65.5 |
| Employment rate (%) | 61.3 | 61.1 | 61.0 | 60.8 | 60.9 | 61.0 | 61.1 |
| Consumer price index, non-seasonally adjusted (2002=100) | 160.9 | 161.3 | 161.1 | 161.8 | 161.8 | 161.2 | 161.3 |
| U.S. exchange rate in cents, non-seasonally adjusted | 73.00 | 69.49 | 73.82 | 72.70 | 71.56 | 70.22 | 69.49 |
| – 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 : February 28, 2025
| .. | 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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