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Institut de la statistique du Québec
Monthly indicators, Québec and Canada
Key seasonally adjusted economic indicators. Annualized levels.
Québec |
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| Monthly indicators | 2025 | 2026 | 2026 | ||||
| Year to date | May | June | July | August | September | ||
| Real GDP at basic prices (2017 $M) | 450,300 | 451,671 | 451,376 | 453,263 | |||
| Real international merchandise exports (2017 $M) | 89,553 | 87,104 | 88,652 | 85,129 | 91,285 | ||
| Real international merchandise imports (2017 $M) | 105,916 | 107,827 | 115,705 | 104,355 | 110,106 | ||
| Housing starts (n) | 59,864 | 59,376 | 49,899 | 54,195 | 63,789 | 60,468 | |
| Residential building permits (current $M) | 20,093 | 22,570 | 20,703 | 22,987 | 20,492 | ||
| Non-residential building permits (current $M) | 9,074 | 9,995 | 8,206 | 11,829 | 11,394 | ||
| Sales of manufactured goods (current $M) | 221,192 | 236,043 | 240,178 | 244,405 | 243,428 | ||
| Wholesale sales (current $M) | 207,897 | 215,641 | 214,953 | 221,050 | 216,514 | ||
| Retail sales (current $M) | 186,907 | 192,569 | 193,521 | 194,011 | 193,926 | ||
| Average weekly earnings, including overtime (current $) | 1,256.59 | 1,282.62 | 1,288.41 | 1,290.54 | 1,279.96 | ||
| Labour force (K) | 4,921.1 | 4,877.1 | 4,864.5 | 4,867.5 | 4,879.2 | 4,861.5 | 4,827.7 |
| Employment (K) | 4,644.8 | 4,601.9 | 4,592.2 | 4,606.5 | 4,607.2 | 4,588.7 | 4,539.3 |
| Full-time (K) | 3,781.3 | 3,710.3 | 3,707.6 | 3,707.3 | 3,736.6 | 3,715.4 | 3,672.1 |
| Part-time (K) | 863.5 | 891.6 | 884.5 | 899.2 | 870.6 | 873.3 | 867.2 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.0 |
| Participation rate (%) | 64.9 | 64.3 | 64.1 | 64.2 | 64.4 | 64.2 | 63.7 |
| Employment rate (%) | 61.3 | 60.7 | 60.6 | 60.8 | 60.8 | 60.6 | 59.9 |
| Consumer price index, non-seasonally adjusted (2002=100) | 161.0 | 165.2 | 166.7 | 166.2 | 167.0 | 166.9 | |
| U.S. exchange rate in cents, non-seasonally adjusted | 71.54 | 72.22 | 72.87 | 71.23 | 70.89 | 71.95 | 71.62 |
Canada |
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| Monthly indicators | 2025 | 2026 | 2026 | ||||
| Year to date | May | June | July | August | September | ||
| Real GDP at basic prices (2017 $M) | 2,332,869 | 2,355,121 | 2,363,071 | 2,371,886 | 2,371,771 | ||
| Real international merchandise exports (2017 $M) | 571,072 | 579,472 | 589,258 | 587,512 | 581,943 | 609,815 | |
| Real international merchandise imports (2017 $M) | 610,075 | 628,642 | 638,313 | 627,259 | 635,745 | 628,760 | |
| Housing starts (n) | 259,028 | 243,813 | 254,597 | 240,486 | 229,360 | 229,046 | |
| Residential building permits (current $M) | 92,334 | 93,377 | 90,850 | 94,928 | 86,514 | ||
| Non-residential building permits (current $M) | 57,205 | 63,155 | 58,815 | 82,052 | 59,777 | ||
| Sales of manufactured goods (current $M) | 851,752 | 906,923 | 944,714 | 947,823 | 944,498 | ||
| Wholesale sales (current $M) | 1,413,476 | 1,586,420 | 1,689,402 | 1,640,278 | 1,647,566 | ||
| Retail sales (current $M) | 843,630 | 876,292 | 885,357 | 890,946 | 884,359 | ||
| Average weekly earnings, including overtime (current $) | 1,302.82 | 1,336.37 | 1,336.30 | 1,343.77 | 1,347.14 | ||
| Labour force (K) | 22,567.6 | 22,599.0 | 22,603.9 | 22,608.9 | 22,669.4 | 22,632.6 | 22,579.7 |
| Employment (K) | 21,028.7 | 21,110.8 | 21,121.5 | 21,139.7 | 21,214.8 | 21,173.1 | 21,104.8 |
| Full-time (K) | 17,194.8 | 17,283.0 | 17,322.4 | 17,323.0 | 17,361.6 | 17,325.7 | 17,290.3 |
| Part-time (K) | 3,833.9 | 3,827.8 | 3,799.1 | 3,816.6 | 3,853.2 | 3,847.4 | 3,814.5 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| Participation rate (%) | 65.3 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 65.1 | 65.0 | 64.8 |
| Employment rate (%) | 60.8 | 60.7 | 60.7 | 60.8 | 60.9 | 60.8 | 60.6 |
| Consumer price index, non-seasonally adjusted (2002=100) | 164.2 | 168.1 | 169.6 | 169.0 | 169.9 | 169.8 | |
| U.S. exchange rate in cents, non-seasonally adjusted | 71.54 | 72.22 | 72.87 | 71.23 | 70.89 | 71.95 | 71.62 |
| – 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 : October 9, 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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