Canadians rethink traditional Thanksgiving menus, look to save money: Report Butterball’s 2023 outlook found that young consumers plan to blend family favourites and unique recipes this year Unemployment rate steady at 5.5% in August as economy adds 40K jobs: StatCan Canada's strong population growth means higher monthly job gains are needed to keep the unemployment rate steady Economy contracts in second quarter as higher interest rates take hold Economy contracted at an annualized rate of 0.2% in the second quarter Back-to-school shoppers expected to head back to stores but pull back on spending Annual shopping ritual comes as rising costs for food and housing squeeze optional spending plans for many households Statistics Canada reports retail sales up 0.1% in June at $65.9 billion Food and beverage retailers saw a drop of 0.9% Inspection agency finds four more fields with potato wart in P.E.I., completes probe Disruption cost the Island's potato industry more than $50 million in revenue Canada's inflation rate rose to 3.3% in July, StatCan reports Grocery prices rose 8.5% on an annual basis Unemployment rate ticks up to 5.5% in July as job creation lags population growth July marks the third consecutive month that the unemployment rate has risen, signalling some loosening in the labour market Economy grew in May despite wildfire effects, looks to have slowed in June: StatCan That modest growth is unlikely to hold, as the federal agency's preliminary estimate for June suggests the economy contracted by 0.2% Consumer spending to soften in second half of 2023: Canadian Chamber of Commerce Consumer spending will likely slow noticeably in the second half of the year as people cut back on discretionary purchases First Previous 17 18 19 20 21 Next Last
