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Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of January 15-19
Sub-provincial Population Estimates - The Bulkley-Nechako (+11.7%) and Okanagan-Similkameen (+8.3%) regional districts experienced the highest relative growth between 2016 and 2017.
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Non-residential Building Investment - Investment in non-residential building construction in B.C. increased by 2.3% (seasonally adjusted) in the fourth quarter of 2017.
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Employment Insurance - The number of people receiving employment insurance benefits in British Columbia increased by 440 (+0.9%) in November compared to October, to reach 47,020 individuals.
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Manufacturing Sales - B.C. manufacturing sales (seasonally adjusted) went up 0.7% in November, led by the computer and electronic product (+11.5%), paper (+9.4%) and transportation equipment (+5.5%) industries.
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Visitor Entries - In November, B.C. welcomed more than 683 thousand non-resident travellers (seasonally adjusted), of which three-quarters were from the United States.
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Family Violence in Canada - B.C. had the third lowest rate of police-reported family violence among provinces (199 per 100,000 persons) in 2016, well below the Canadian average of 239 per 100,000 persons.
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Did You Know
British Columbia's farm equity increased by 5.3% in 2016 compared to 2015. The total asset value of British Columbian farms increased 4.8% from the year before, while liabilities increased more modestly by 1.6%.
Source: Statistics Canada
Headlines
- The Metro Vancouver Regional District saw the largest increase in population since July 1, 2016.
- Investment in non-residential construction in B.C. increased in the fourth quarter of 2017.
- The number of people receving employment insurance benefits in B.C. went up in November.
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