CONSUMER PRICE INDEX —
PROVINCES, MAY 2019
JULY 2020
(2002=100)
% change from
JULY 2019
Newfoundland and Labrador 139.6 -0.4
Prince Edward Island 138.2 -0.9
Nova Scotia 136.5 -0.5
New Brunswick 137.1 0
Quebec 133 0.2
Ontario 138.8 0
Manitoba 137.9 0.4
Saskatchewan 141.4 0.5
Alberta 144.9 0.9
British Columbia 132.6 0.2
LABOUR FORCE NUMBERS
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Source: Statistics Canada
Average Annual Increase 1.9%
JULY 2019 to JULY 2020 0.1%
JULY 2020 (1986=100) 209.1
JULY 2020 (1981=100) 277.2
JULY 2020 (1971=100) 656.5
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 10.9 PER CENT, JULY 2020
Labour Force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment Rate
(%)
Change from Previous Month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 84.7 74.7 9.9 11.7 down 3.5
Prince Edward Island 84.7 74.7 9.9 11.7 down 3.5
Nova Scotia 489.2 436.5 52.8 10.8 down 2.2
New Brunswick 386.6 348.6 38 9.8 down 0.1
Quebec 4,576.8 4,140 436.8 9.5 down 1.2
Ontario 7,813.8 6,927.2 886.6 11.3 down 0.9
Manitoba 685.3 629.1 56.3 8.2 down 1.9
Saskatchewan 604.2 551.1 53.1 8.8 down 3.1
Alberta 2,472.2 2,156.1 316.1 12.8 down 2.7
British Columbia 2,669.5 2,374.2 295.3 11.1 down 1.9
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,780.2 2,108.1 672.1 24.2 down 3.3
25 to 54 12,936.3 11,802.6 1,133.7 8.8 down 1.2
55+ 4,313 3,935.2 377.8 8.8 down 1
25+, men 9,197.2 8,380.5 816.7 8.9 down 0.6
25+, women 8,052.1 7,357.3 694.8 8.6 down 1.8
Total 20,029.5 17,845.9 2,183.6 10.9 down 1.4
August 31, 2020
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
0.1 PER CENT, JULY 2020
(2002=100) 2019 (2002=100) 2020
January 133.6 136.8
February 134.5 137.4
March 135.4 136.6
April 136 135.7
May 136.6 136.1
June 136.3 137.2
July 137 137.2
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September
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November
December
Annual Average
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