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Edition: January 3, 2017
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Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of December 19 - 30
Consumer Price Index - British Columbia’s consumer price index (CPI) climbed 1.6% (unadjusted) in November, compared to the same month of the previous year. This marks a decrease in the year-over-year rate of inflation since October, when it was 2.1%.
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Wholesale Sales - Wholesale sales in B.C. rebounded in October, climbing 3.4% (seasonally adjusted), following a 1.6% decline in September. Wholesalers in this province fared well compared to those in most other parts of the country.
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Employment Insurance - The number of British Columbians receiving regular employment insurance (EI) benefits climbed (+2.1%, seasonally adjusted) to 56,100 in October. With the exception of Quebec (-1.8%) and Ontario (-0.9%), all provinces saw a rise in EI beneficiaries, resulting in a 0.5% increase at the national level.
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B.C. wholesalers saw sales climb 3.4% in October.
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Current Surveys
- Apprenticeship Student Outcomes (APPSO) Survey
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- 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
- Procurement Transformation Survey (#BCTECH Strategy)
- SDSI LMAPD Monthly Survey 2016-17
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Did You Know
Apart from Quebec, people in British Columbia were the least likely of all the provinces to participate in traditional Christmas activities, such as exchanging gifts (72%), putting up a Christmas tree (65%), eating turkey dinner (63%), and hanging stockings (51%).
Source: Ipsos Canada

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Headlines
- The Consumer Price Index CPI) rose 1.6% in November.
- Wholesale sales in B.C. rallied in October.
- In October, the number of British Columbians collecting employment benefits grew.

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