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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 | 2025 | 2026 | |||
| Year to date | December | January | February | March | April | ||
| Real GDP at basic prices (2017 $M) | 450 300 | 452 314 | 450 716 | 451 340 | 453 288 | ||
| Real international merchandise exports (2017 $M) | 89 698 | 85 282 | 91 625 | 84 069 | 86 417 | 85 359 | |
| Real international merchandise imports (2017 $M) | 105 819 | 103 873 | 99 932 | 102 726 | 107 119 | 101 775 | |
| Housing starts (n) | 59 864 | 63 128 | 63 651 | 42 193 | 58 157 | 87 884 | 64 276 |
| Residential building permits (current $M) | 20 093 | 22 774 | 20 956 | 24 627 | 22 731 | 20 962 | |
| Non-residential building permits (current $M) | 9 074 | 8 791 | 7 613 | 9 671 | 6 731 | 9 971 | |
| Sales of manufactured goods (current $M) | 221 192 | 226 585 | 222 593 | 223 768 | 227 100 | 228 889 | |
| Wholesale sales (current $M) | 207 897 | 211 907 | 209 734 | 207 706 | 213 469 | 214 545 | |
| Retail sales (current $M) | 186 907 | 191 341 | 188 986 | 189 518 | 193 051 | 191 452 | |
| Average weekly earnings, including overtime (current $) | 1 256.59 | 1 273.60 | 1 274.86 | 1 266.57 | 1 280.65 | ||
| Labour force (K) | 4 921.1 | 4 898.3 | 4 926.8 | 4 923.8 | 4 900.1 | 4 887.1 | 4 882.3 |
| Employment (K) | 4 644.8 | 4 620.9 | 4 666.0 | 4 669.7 | 4 612.4 | 4 622.3 | 4 579.0 |
| Full-time (K) | 3 781.3 | 3 713.3 | 3 765.9 | 3 752.8 | 3 731.3 | 3 713.4 | 3 655.8 |
| Part-time (K) | 863.5 | 907.5 | 900.0 | 916.8 | 881.1 | 908.9 | 923.1 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 6.2 |
| Participation rate (%) | 64.9 | 64.5 | 64.8 | 64.8 | 64.5 | 64.4 | 64.4 |
| Employment rate (%) | 61.3 | 60.9 | 61.4 | 61.5 | 60.7 | 60.9 | 60.4 |
| Consumer price index, non-seasonally adjusted (2002=100) | 161.0 | 163.7 | 162.6 | 162.3 | 163.1 | 164.3 | 165.2 |
| U.S. exchange rate in cents, non-seasonally adjusted | 71.54 | 72.86 | 72.45 | 72.58 | 73.25 | 72.90 | 72.72 |
| Canada | |||||||
| Monthly indicators | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | |||
| Year to date | December | January | February | March | April | ||
| Real GDP at basic prices (2017 $M) | 2 332 131 | 2 346 402 | 2 341 210 | 2 344 442 | 2 348 361 | ||
| Real international merchandise exports (2017 $M) | 572 169 | 556 962 | 578 739 | 533 024 | 564 980 | 572 882 | |
| Real international merchandise imports (2017 $M) | 609 996 | 611 675 | 603 682 | 597 103 | 628 781 | 609 140 | |
| Housing starts (n) | 259 028 | 251 362 | 282 023 | 236 436 | 249 946 | 239 747 | 279 317 |
| Residential building permits (current $M) | 92 334 | 97 089 | 93 127 | 96 624 | 98 945 | 95 698 | |
| Non-residential building permits (current $M) | 57 205 | 58 769 | 60 233 | 62 421 | 47 772 | 66 113 | |
| Sales of manufactured goods (current $M) | 851 752 | 856 267 | 853 656 | 829 107 | 856 888 | 882 807 | |
| Wholesale sales (current $M) | 1 413 476 | 1 474 128 | 1 407 714 | 1 385 404 | 1 421 549 | 1 615 432 | |
| Retail sales (current $M) | 843 630 | 864 824 | 848 505 | 858 384 | 864 093 | 871 995 | |
| Average weekly earnings, including overtime (current $) | 1 302.82 | 1 328.75 | 1 316.48 | 1 319.29 | 1 338.24 | ||
| Labour force (K) | 22 567.6 | 22 574.2 | 22 697.7 | 22 578.7 | 22 551.5 | 22 566.6 | 22 600.1 |
| Employment (K) | 21 028.7 | 21 060.9 | 21 146.0 | 21 121.2 | 21 037.3 | 21 051.4 | 21 033.7 |
| Full-time (K) | 17 194.8 | 17 231.1 | 17 279.7 | 17 324.6 | 17 216.2 | 17 215.1 | 17 168.4 |
| Part-time (K) | 3 833.9 | 3 829.8 | 3 866.3 | 3 796.6 | 3 821.1 | 3 836.3 | 3 865.3 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.9 |
| Participation rate (%) | 65.3 | 65.0 | 65.4 | 65.0 | 64.9 | 64.9 | 65.0 |
| Employment rate (%) | 60.8 | 60.6 | 60.9 | 60.8 | 60.6 | 60.6 | 60.5 |
| Consumer price index, non-seasonally adjusted (2002=100) | 164.2 | 166.6 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 165.9 | 167.4 | 168.0 |
| U.S. exchange rate in cents, non-seasonally adjusted | 71.54 | 72.86 | 72.45 | 72.58 | 73.25 | 72.90 | 72.72 |
| – 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 : May 26, 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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