statscan-econ-data-guide

Statistics Canada data links for economics

Finding the right series on the Statistics Canada website can be surprisingly time-consuming. This section collects the main tables I use to build macro and applied economics datasets for my courses. All links point to the official Statistics Canada (or Bank of Canada) sources.

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National Accounts

• Real (chained dollars) and nominal (current) quarterly GDP and components (1961Q1–present)
  Statistics Canada, Table 36-10-0104-01
  https://doi.org/10.25318/3610010401-eng

  Textbook components (C, I, G, X, M, Y):

  • C = Household final consumption expenditure
    + Non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) final consumption expenditure
  • I = Business gross fixed capital formation
    + NPISH gross fixed capital formation
    + Investment in inventories
  • G = General governments final consumption expenditure
    + General governments gross fixed capital formation
  • X = Exports of goods and services
  • M = Imports of goods and services
  • Y = Gross domestic product (GDP)

• Monthly Real GDP by industry, seasonally adjusted (1998–present)
  Statistics Canada, Table 36-10-0434-02
  https://doi.org/10.25318/3610043401-eng

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Prices

• Headline Consumer Price Index (CPI), monthly, seasonally adjusted (1992–present)
  Statistics Canada, Table 18-10-0060-01
  https://doi.org/10.25318/1810000601-eng

• Headline Consumer Price Index (CPI), monthly, not seasonally adjusted (1914–present)
  Statistics Canada, Table 18-10-0004-01
  https://doi.org/10.25318/1810000401-eng

• Core inflation, Bank of Canada's measures (CPI-trim, CPI-median, etc.), monthly (1949–present)
  Statistics Canada, Table 18-10-0256-01
  https://doi.org/10.25318/1810025601-eng

• Inflation expectations, Bank of Canada Survey (2014Q4–present)
  Bank of Canada
  https://www.bankofcanada.ca/?p=217951

• Bank of Canada Commodity Price Indexes (BCPI), monthly (1972–present)
  Trade weighted, energy non-energy and sectoral commodity price indexes.
  Bank of Canada
  https://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/price-indexes/bcpi/

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Money Supply and Financials

• Bank lending, monthly (1990–present)
  Statistics Canada, Table 36-10-0666-01
  https://doi.org/10.25318/3610066601-eng

• Bank mortgage loans outstanding, quarterly (1982–present)
  Statistics Canada, Table 10-10-0134-01
  https://doi.org/10.25318/1010013401-eng

• Money supply, month-end (1946–present)
  Bank of Canada
  https://www.bankofcanada.ca/?p=196858

• Financial Stability Indicators, quarterly (1990–present)
  Mortgage characteristics, credit performance and housing market
  Bank and non-bank leverage, debt and liquidity
  Bank of Canada
  https://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/indicators/financial-stability-indicators/

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Real Estate

• New Housing Price Index, monthly (1981–present)
  Statistics Canada, Table 18-10-0205-01
  https://doi.org/10.25318/1810020501-eng

• Housing Starts, Construction and Completions, monthly (1988–present)
  Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Statistics Canada, Table 34-10-0151-01
  https://doi.org/10.25318/3410015101-eng

• Housing Starts, Construction and Completions, quarterly (1948–present)
  Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Statistics Canada, Table 34-10-0135-01
  https://doi.org/10.25318/3410013501-eng

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Interest Rates

• Mortgage lending rate, posted 5-year term, CMHC, quarterly (1951–present)
  Statistics Canada, Table 34-10-0145-01
  https://doi.org/10.25318/3410014501-eng

• Interest rates on overnight money market, bank rate, and government bills/bonds, monthly (1932–present)
  Statistics Canada, Table 10-10-0122-01
  https://doi.org/10.25318/1010012201-eng

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Labour

• Employment and unemployment by sex and age, monthly, seasonally adjusted (1976–present)
  Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, Table 14-10-0287-01
  https://doi.org/10.25318/1410028701-eng

• Employment and unemployment by sex and age, monthly, not seasonally adjusted (1976–present)
  Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, Table 14-10-0017-01
  https://doi.org/10.25318/1410001701-eng

• Wages, hours and productivity, quarterly (1981–present)
  Statistics Canada, Table 36-10-0206-01
  https://doi.org/10.25318/3610020601-eng

• Population estimates, quarterly (1946–present)
  Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0009-01
  https://doi.org/10.25318/1710000901-eng

• International migration, quarterly (1946–present)
  Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0040-01
  https://doi.org/10.25318/1710004001-eng

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Government Debt and Deficit

• Government deficit and interest costs, quarterly (1990–present)
  Statistics Canada, Table 10-10-0015-01
  https://doi.org/10.25318/1010001501-eng

• Government debt, general government, quarterly (1990–present)
  Statistics Canada, Table 38-10-0237-01
  https://doi.org/10.25318/3810023701-eng

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International

• International merchandise trade balance, monthly, seasonally adjusted (1997–present)
  Statistics Canada, Table 12-10-0011-01
  https://doi.org/10.25318/1210001101-eng

• Current account balance and components, quarterly, seasonally adjusted (1981–present)
  Statistics Canada, Table 36-10-0018-01
  https://doi.org/10.25318/3610001801-eng

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Data release schedule

• Statistics Canada – Daily release calendar
  Upcoming releases for major macroeconomic statistics.
  https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/dai-quo/cal1-eng.htm

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