DTZ Barnicke Economic Index - British Columbia March 2011
BC Business Indicators Data as of month Wholesale Sales ($ Million)
4,170.2
1/2011
Retail Sales ($ Million)
4,775.8
1/2011
Residential
472,160
1/2011
Industrial
11,223
1/2011
Commercial
85,865
1/2011
27.3
2/2011
Durable
1,609,812
1/2011
Non-Durable
1,547,463
1/2011
115.2
2/2011
2,402.5
1/2011
Building Permits ($ Thousand)
Housing Starts (Thousands) Manufacturing ($ Thousand)
CPI Exports ($ Million)
National Financial Indicators BC Demographic Indicators
Data as of month Data as of month
Dow Jones
12,226.3
2/2011
S&P/TSX Composite
14,136.5
2/2011
Bank of Canada Rate
1.25
2/2011
0.9876
2/2011
3.00
2/2011
Unemployment Rate
8.8%
2/2011
Population (Thousands)
4,552
10/2010
Trade
359.8
2/2011
Transportation/Warehousing
122.2
2/2011
FIRE Industries
145.7
2/2011
Definitions
Scientific/Technical
172.6
2/2011
CPI - Consumer Price Index - measures the estimated average price of consumer goods and services purchased by households.
Culture/Recreation
105.2
2/2011
Unemployment Rate - Percentage of the labour force (aged 15 and over) that is actively seeking work but unable to find employment.
Employment (Thousands)
Legend
CAD/USD Prime Rate
FIRE Industries - Denotes Finance, Insurance and Real Estate occupation groups. Denotes upward movement from last month
Dow Jones - Denotes the price-weighted average of 30 stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.
Denotes downward movement from last month
S&P/TSX Composite - Index of the stock (equity) prices of the largest companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).
Denotes no change in movement from last month Data Sources
CAD/USD - Denotes the value of the Canadian dollar in US dollars.
- BC Stats (Mar, 2011). Business Indicators. Province of British Columbia Issue 03-11. - BC Stats (2011). BC Stats Quarterly Population
Building Permits - Denotes the monthly value of all building permits registered to a municipal corporation in British Columbia.
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