Baystreet.ca – Canadian Economic Calendar

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Thursday, May 1, 2025 Markit Canada Manufacturing PMI 9:30 a.m. Apr Manufacturing in Canada decreased to 45.30 points in April from 46.30 points in March. The index declined to 46.3 from February’s 47.8.

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 IVEY Purchasing Managers Index: 10:00am Apr The index registered at 47.9 in April, down from a 51.3 reading in March, and way off the 63.0 level in Aoril 2024. The index registered at 51.3 in March, well off from a February level of 55.3, and from 57.5 in March 2024

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Canadian International Merchandise Trade: 8:30am Mar In March, Canada’s merchandise exports decreased 0.2%, while imports were down 1.5%. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $1.4 billion in February to $506 million in March. In February, Canada’s merchandise exports decreased 5.5%, while imports were up 0.8%. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade balance with the world went from a surplus of $3.1 billion in January to a deficit of $1.5 billion in February.

Friday, May 9, 2025 Labour Force Survey: 8:30am Apr — Employment fell by 33,000 (-0.2%) in March and the employment rate declined 0.2 percentage points to 60.9%. The unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 6.7%.

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Building Permits: 8:30am Mar — In February, the total value of building permits issued in Canada increased by $371.3 million (+2.9%) to $13.1 billion.

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 New Motor Vehicle Sales: 7:30am Mar — New motor vehicle sales totalled 125,402 units in February 2025, a decrease of 8.1% compared to the year prior. This decrease was driven by a year-over-year decline to units sold in Ontario (-13.0%) and Quebec (-22.5%).

Thursday, May 15, 2025 CREAstats – MLS Sales: 8:30am Apr — National home sales fell 4.8% month-over-month.
Actual (not seasonally adjusted) monthly activity came in 9.3% below March 2024.

Thursday, May 15, 2025 Wholesale Trade: 8:30am Mar — Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) rose 0.3% to $85.7 billion in February.

Thursday, May 15, 2025 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: 8:30am Mar — Manufacturing sales rose 0.2% in February, mainly on higher sales of primary metals and chemical products. Meanwhile, sales in the petroleum and coal product subsector declined the most.

Thursday, May 15, 2025 Housing Starts: 8:15am Apr — The total monthly SAAR of housing starts for all areas in Canada decreased 3.3% in March (214,155 units) compared to February (221,405 units). Actual housing starts were down 12.5% year-over-year in centres with a population of 10,000 or greater, with 14,924 units recorded in March, compared to 17,052 in March 2024

Friday, May 16, 2025 Canada’s International Transactions in Securities: 8:30am Mar — Canadian investors acquired $27.2 billion of foreign securities in February, led by a record investment in US equity securities, which more than offset the significant divestment in these instruments in January. Meanwhile, foreign investors reduced their exposure to Canadian securities by $6.5 billion.

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Consumer Price Index: 8:30am Apr — The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.3% on a year-over-year basis in March, down from a 2.6% increase in February. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI was unchanged in March.

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 New Housing Price Index: 8:30am Apr — The index was unchanged in March, on a month-to -month basis, compared with a 0.1% rise in the prior-year month.

Thursday, May 22, 2025 Industrial Product Price Index: 8:30am Apr — In March, the Industrial Product Price Index rose 0.5% month over month in and increased 4.7% year over year.

Thursday, May 22, 2025 Raw Materials Price Index: 8:30am Apr — The Raw Materials Price Index declined 1.0% month over month in and grew 3.9% year over year.

Friday, May 23, 2025 Retail Trade: 8:30am Mar — Retail sales decreased 0.4% to $69.3 billion in February. Sales were down in four of nine subsectors and were led by decreases at motor vehicle and parts dealers.

Thursday, May 29, 2025 Payroll Employment, Earnings and Hours: 8:30am Mar — The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as “payroll employment” in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—decreased by 49,000 (-0.3%) in February, following an increase of 14,400 (+0.1%) in January. On a year-over-year basis, payroll employment was up 124,300 (+0.7%) in February.

Friday, May 30, 2025 GDP: 8:30am Mar — Real gross domestic product was down 0.2% in February, driven by decreases in both goods-producing and services-producing industries.

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 BoC Interest Rate Decision: 10:00am June — The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady at 2.75% on Wednesday, ending a run of seven consecutive cuts.