Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of February 20-24

Consumer Price Index (CPI) - British Columbia’s consumer price index (CPI) climbed 2.3% (unadjusted) in January, compared to the same month of the previous year. This marks an increase in the year-over-year rate of inflation since December, when it was 1.9%.
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Investment Income - There were 1,177,720 tax filers in British Columbia who reported investment income in 2015, a decrease of 1.2% from the total in 2014. Those who reported investment income represented 34% of tax filers.
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Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) Contributions - The number of British Columbians who contributed to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) totalled 751,450 in 2015, a 1.2% increase from 2014. The boost in B.C. was among the largest of the provinces, second only to that recorded in P.E.I. (+2.5%). New Brunswick (-0.2%), Saskatchewan (-0.2%) and Alberta (-0.6%) were the only provinces to record fewer contributors in 2015.
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Retail Sales - Sales by retailers in the province slipped 0.3% (seasonally adjusted) in December, adding to a similar increase in the previous month. Retailers in many parts of the country did not fare particularly well during the Christmas season.
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Wholesale Sales - Sales by wholesalers in the province rose again in December (+1.4%), increasing for the third consecutive month, due mostly to gains in the machinery, equipment and supplies, and the food, beverage and tobacco subsectors. Nationally, the value of wholesale sales edged up 0.7%, as higher sales in three of the four largest provinces offset weakness in other parts of the country.
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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
• Legal Services Society 2017 Work Environment Survey
  
• Long Term Disability (LTD) Application Process Survey
• Ministry of Finance Revenue Services Client Satisfaction Survey 2016/2017
• Office of the Auditor General 2017 Work Environment Survey
  
• SDSI LMAPD Monthly Survey 2016-17
• Service BC Citizen Satisfaction Survey 2016/2017
• Service BC Registries and Online Services Survey
  

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