DTZ Barnicke Economic Index - British Columbia March 2010
BC Business Indicators Data as of month Wholesale Sales ($ Million)
4,170.7
12/2009
Retail Sales ($ Million)
4,630.4
12/2009
Residential
665,765
12/2009
Industrial
12,282
12/2009
Commercial
145,234
12/2009
27.5
12/2009
Durable
1,275,759
12/2009
Non-Durable
1,414,027
12/2009
Building Permits ($ Thousand)
Housing Starts (Thousands) Manufacturing ($ Thousand)
CPI
112.20
1/2010
Exports ($ Million)
2138.7
12/2009
National Financial Indicators BC Demographic Indicators
Data as of month Data as of month
8.0%
Unemployment Rate
4,479.9
Population (Thousands)
1/2010 10/2009
Employment (Thousands)
Dow Jones
10,067.3
1/2010
S&P/TSX Composite
11,094.3
1/2010
Bank of Canada Rate
0.50
1/2010
0.9722
3/2009
2.25
3/2010
CAD/USD Trade
387.7
1/2010
Transportation/Warehousing
113.3
1/2010
FIRE Industries
152.9
1/2010
Definitions
Scientific/Technical
158.6
1/2010
CPI - Consumer Price Index - measures the estimated average price of consumer goods and services purchased by households.
Culture/Recreation
115.3
1/2010
Legend
Prime Rate
Unemployment Rate - Percentage of the labour force (aged 15 and over) that is actively seeking work but unable to find employment. 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 (February, 2010). Business Indicators. Province of British Columbia Issue 10-2. - BC Stats (2009). Quarterly Regional Statistics: Mainland/Southwest Development Region. Q4 2009.
Building Permits - Denotes the monthly value of all building permits registered to a municipal corporation in British Columbia.
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