Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of July 31-August 4

Exports - The value of B.C. origin exports jumped 23.9% in the first half of 2017, compared to the same six-month period a year earlier. There was strong growth in shipments to most major destinations.
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Labour Force Statistics - The unemployment rate in British Columbia was 5.3% in July, up from 5.1% in June, but below the 5.6% it was 12 months ago. Compared to June, the labour force was unchanged (+100), but there were fewer people employed (-5,100) while the number of unemployed went up (+5,200).
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Bankruptcies  - There was a 6.3% drop in the number of consumer bankruptcies in British Columbia in May, compared to the same month a year earlier. Bankruptcies registered by businesses dropped from 16 in May 2016 to 12 in May 2017, a decline of 25.0%.
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Industrial Product Price Index - There was a 3.3% year-over-year increase in the Industrial Product Price Index in June, driven mainly by a 9.9% jump in the prices for primary non-ferrous metal products and a 5.8% rise in the cost of chemical products. Excluding energy and petroleum products, the IPPI climbed 3.7% between June 2016 and June 2017.
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Current Surveys

• Apprenticeship Student Outcomes (APPSO) Survey
• Baccalaureate Graduate Survey
• BC Hydro Workforce Profile Survey
• BC Public Service Exit Survey
• Canada-BC Job Grant Outcomes Survey
• Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes (DACSO) Survey
• FrontCounter BC Customer Satisfaction Survey
• Labour Market Agreement for Persons with Disabilities Outcome Survey
• Long Term Disability (LTD) Application Process Survey
• SDSI LMAPD Monthly Survey 2016-17
• 2017 BC Wildfire Service Auxiliary Work Environment Survey
  

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