Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of April 22-26

Visitor Entries - Visitor entries to B.C. from the U.S. and overseas were down notably (-8.4%, seasonally adjusted) in February. Entries from overseas sources dipped 2.3%, and travel to B.C. from the U.S. was also on the decline (-10.6%).
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Average Weekly Earnings - Average weekly earnings (including overtime) of payroll employees in British Columbia were $969.20 in February (seasonally adjusted, current dollars), $5.64 less than in the previous month (-0.6%). Nationally, employee wages averaged $1007.40, also lower than the previous month (-0.3% or -$3.30).
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Building Investment - Total investment in building construction in B.C. continued to climb in February, increasing 2.6% (seasonally adjusted) from January, to reach $2.7 billion. Investment in non-residential building construction in the province was relatively unchanged (-0.1% to $612 million) from January
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Wholesale Sales - Wholesale sales in the province slipped 3.4% (seasonally adjusted) in February. Weaker sales in three subsectors, including machinery, equipment and supplies, explained much of the decline. Nationally, wholesalers saw a modest 0.3% increase in sales
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Current Surveys

• BC Council on Admissions & Transfer Survey of Mobile Students
  
• BC Hydro Workforce Profile Survey
• BC Public Service Exit Survey
• BC Public Service New Job Survey
• BC Student Outcomes Survey of Apprenticeship and Trades Training Students
  
• BC Student Outcomes Survey of Diploma, Associate Degree and Certificate Students
• Canada-BC Job Grant Outcomes Survey
• FrontCounter BC Customer Satisfaction Survey
• Labour Market Agreement for Persons with Disabilities Outcomes Survey
  
• Long Term Disability (LTD) Application Process Survey

You can read more about any of these by visiting our Current and Recent Surveys page.