Monthly indicators, Québec and Canada
Key seasonally adjusted economic indicators. Annualized levels.
| Québec | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly indicators | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| Year to date | April | May | June | July | August | ||
| Real GDP at basic prices (2012 $M) | 391 189 | 392 774 | 391 782 | 391 536 | 392 110 | ||
| Real international merchandise exports (2012 $M) | 79 754 | 80 776 | 79 891 | 81 614 | 78 966 | 85 346 | |
| Real international merchandise imports (2012 $M) | 94 226 | 92 417 | 89 055 | 96 751 | 99 074 | 92 179 | |
| Housing starts (n) | 57 107 | 40 712 | 38 280 | 31 233 | 35 294 | 38 357 | 53 109 |
| Residential building permits (current $M) | 16 284 | 13 438 | 11 629 | 14 117 | 15 146 | 14 852 | |
| Non-residential building permits (current $M) | 10 820 | 11 714 | 7 526 | 10 288 | 14 716 | 12 310 | |
| Sales of manufactured goods (current $M) | 213 135 | 213 144 | 212 441 | 206 823 | 207 500 | 214 835 | |
| Wholesale sales (current $M) | 178 975 | 204 510 | 208 942 | 214 878 | 213 623 | 218 466 | |
| Retail sales (current $M) | 170 688 | 176 188 | 176 619 | 173 826 | 176 257 | 178 060 | |
| Average weekly earnings, including overtime (current $) | 1 114.22 | 1 141.47 | 1 136.85 | 1 149.42 | 1 157.72 | 1 163.31 | |
| Labour force (K) | 4 602.2 | 4 697.9 | 4 698.0 | 4 692.8 | 4 704.1 | 4 701.0 | 4 705.8 |
| Employment (K) | 4 403.1 | 4 500.8 | 4 505.0 | 4 506.6 | 4 498.2 | 4 489.7 | 4 504.5 |
| Full-time (K) | 3 609.9 | 3 677.0 | 3 683.1 | 3 692.2 | 3 687.0 | 3 650.7 | 3 661.5 |
| Part-time (K) | 793.2 | 823.8 | 822.0 | 814.4 | 811.2 | 839.0 | 843.0 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| Participation rate (%) | 64.3 | 64.9 | 65.0 | 64.8 | 64.9 | 64.8 | 64.7 |
| Employment rate (%) | 61.5 | 62.2 | 62.3 | 62.3 | 62.1 | 61.8 | 61.9 |
| Consumer price index, non-seasonally adjusted (2002=100) | 147.0 | 152.7 | 152.5 | 153.5 | 154.1 | 154.4 | 155.4 |
| U.S. exchange rate in cents, non-seasonally adjusted | 76.85 | 74.39 | 74.16 | 73.96 | 75.26 | 75.67 | 74.16 |
| Canada | |||||||
| Monthly indicators | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| Year to date | April | May | June | July | August | ||
| Real GDP at basic prices (2012 $M) | 2 054 221 | 2 082 507 | 2 080 684 | 2 085 575 | 2 082 171 | 2 082 323 | |
| Real international merchandise exports (2012 $M) | 548 834 | 578 827 | 595 029 | 589 128 | 566 516 | 570 485 | |
| Real international merchandise imports (2012 $M) | 567 233 | 561 653 | 547 680 | 569 598 | 576 346 | 553 545 | |
| Housing starts (n) | 261 849 | 240 354 | 260 524 | 201 306 | 283 694 | 255 232 | 252 787 |
| Residential building permits (current $M) | 89 631 | 81 051 | 75 826 | 85 319 | 84 224 | 88 764 | |
| Non-residential building permits (current $M) | 46 987 | 51 571 | 40 695 | 46 783 | 57 812 | 51 171 | |
| Sales of manufactured goods (current $M) | 853 615 | 863 949 | 854 564 | 866 736 | 849 305 | 862 659 | |
| Wholesale sales (current $M) | 972 869 | 1 372 685 | 1 528 594 | 1 555 480 | 1 459 019 | 1 535 943 | |
| Retail sales (current $M) | 777 547 | 790 893 | 789 450 | 790 190 | 791 276 | 793 774 | |
| Average weekly earnings, including overtime (current $) | 1 165.51 | 1 194.90 | 1 195.60 | 1 200.27 | 1 204.88 | 1 215.02 | |
| Labour force (K) | 20 790.6 | 21 221.9 | 21 188.4 | 21 205.9 | 21 319.9 | 21 333.2 | 21 387.4 |
| Employment (K) | 19 693.0 | 20 120.5 | 20 130.2 | 20 112.9 | 20 172.8 | 20 166.4 | 20 206.3 |
| Full-time (K) | 16 114.9 | 16 503.6 | 16 480.7 | 16 448.0 | 16 557.6 | 16 559.3 | 16 591.5 |
| Part-time (K) | 3 578.1 | 3 616.9 | 3 649.5 | 3 665.0 | 3 615.2 | 3 607.1 | 3 614.9 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Participation rate (%) | 65.4 | 65.6 | 65.6 | 65.5 | 65.7 | 65.6 | 65.5 |
| Employment rate (%) | 62.0 | 62.2 | 62.4 | 62.1 | 62.2 | 62.0 | 61.9 |
| Consumer price index, non-seasonally adjusted (2002=100) | 151.2 | 156.4 | 156.4 | 157.0 | 157.2 | 158.1 | 158.7 |
| U.S. exchange rate in cents, non-seasonally adjusted | 76.85 | 74.39 | 74.16 | 73.96 | 75.26 | 75.67 | 74.16 |
| – 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 : September 29, 2023
| .. | 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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