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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
Legend
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