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Edition: February 6, 2017
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Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of January 30-February 3
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - Canadian real GDP by industry at basic prices (seasonally adjusted) increased 0.4% in November after contracting (-0.2%) in October, as the goods-producing industries rebounded (+0.9%) in November. Manufacturing (+1.4%), mining, quarrying, and oil & gas extraction (+1.4%) and construction (+1.1%) were major contributors to the growth of real GDP.
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Food Services and Drinking Places - Receipts at food services and drinking places in B.C. continued to seesaw in November, inching up 0.3% (seasonally adjusted), following a 2.2% decline in October. Canadian sales were also slightly higher (+0.4%) in November, with all but two provinces posting increases.
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Industrial Product Price Index - Canadian manufacturers’ selling prices were 2.2% higher in December than in the same month of 2015. The increase was mostly attributable to climbing prices for energy and petroleum products (+10.5%), which saw the biggest year-over-year boost since February of 2012. Prices for primary non-ferrous metal (+9.3%) were also notably higher than in December of 2015. Excluding energy and petroleum products, the Industrial Product Price Index would have climbed just 1.1% over the twelve-month period. .
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Canadian manufacturers receive 2.2% more for their products in December 2016 than in the same month of 2015.
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Did You Know
Improved mental health in the Canadian workplace is on the rise. 76% of Canadians feel that their workplace is a psychologically healthy and safe environment to work in, over 65% in 2009.
Source: Ipsos Canada

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Headlines
- Goods-producing industries in B.C. rebounded in November, which helped the province's overall GDP increase that month.
- B.C. food services and drinking places saw a slight increase in sales in November.
- Canadian energy and petroleum products' prices climbed in December.

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