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Economic Index - British ColumbiaMarch 2011

Definitions

CPI - Consumer Price Index - measures the estimated average price of consumer goods and services purchased by households.

Unemployment Rate - Percentage of the labour force (aged 15 and over) that is ac-tively seeking work but unable to find employment.

FIRE Industries - Denotes Finance, Insurance and Real Estate occupation groups.

Dow Jones - Denotes the price-weighted average of 30 stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.

S&P/TSX Composite - Index of the stock (equity) prices of the largest companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).

CAD/USD - Denotes the value of the Canadian dollar in US dollars.

Building Permits - Denotes the monthly value of all building permits registered to a municipal corporation in British Columbia.

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BC Business Indicators

Wholesale Sales ($ Million) 4,170.2 1/2011

Retail Sales ($ Million) 4,775.8 1/2011

Building Permits ($ Thousand)

Residential 472,160 1/2011

Industrial 11,223 1/2011

Commercial 85,865 1/2011

Housing Starts (Thousands) 27.3 2/2011

Manufacturing ($ Thousand)

Durable 1,609,812 1/2011

Non-Durable 1,547,463 1/2011

CPI 115.2 2/2011

Exports ($ Million) 2,402.5 1/2011

Data as of month

Denotes upward movement from last month

Denotes downward movement from last month

Denotes no change in movement from last month

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BC Demographic Indicators

Unemployment Rate 8.8% 2/2011

Population (Thousands) 4,552 10/2010

Employment (Thousands)

Trade 359.8 2/2011

Transportation/Warehousing 122.2 2/2011

FIRE Industries 145.7 2/2011

Scientific/Technical 172.6 2/2011

Culture/Recreation 105.2 2/2011

Data as of month

Data Sources

- BC Stats (Mar, 2011). Business Indicators. Province of British Columbia Issue 03-11. - BC Stats (2011). BC Stats Quarterly Population

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National Financial Indicators

Dow Jones 12,226.3 2/2011

S&P/TSX Composite 14,136.5 2/2011

Bank of Canada Rate 1.25 2/2011

CAD/USD 0.9876 2/2011

Prime Rate 3.00 2/2011

Data as of month