Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of January 23-27

Household Spending - Spending by households in British Columbia averaged $ 64,797 in 2015, slightly more than the national average of $60,516. Alberta ($76,535) and Saskatchewan ($65,959) were the only provinces where household expenditures were higher than those in B.C.
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Payroll Employment, Earnings and Hours -Average weekly earnings of payroll employees in British Columbia were $924.46 in November (seasonally adjusted, current dollars), $8.13 higher than in the previous month (+0.9%). Nationally, employee wages averaged $960.60, a rise of 0.8% over the previous month.
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2016 Sub-Provincial Population Projections - At the provincial level, the B.C. population was an estimated 4,751,612 as of July 1, 2016. The B.C. population grew by 1.2% between July 1st 2015 and June 30th 2016 – an increase of almost 59,000 persons.
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Wholesale Sales - Wholesale sales in the province rose 1.2% (seasonally adjusted) in November. Strong sales in three subsectors, led by building material and supplies, explained much of the increase.
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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
• Ministry of Finance Revenue Services Client Satisfaction Survey 2016/2017
• SDSI LMAPD Monthly Survey 2016-17
• Service BC Citizen Satisfaction Survey 2016/2017

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