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Edition: January 30, 2017

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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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  •  Average weekly earnings in British Columbia increased 0.9% to $925 in November (seasonally adjusted).

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36% of Canadians are using medical technology to help manage their health, with Millennials (47%) being more likely to incorporate high-tech medical management tools into their lives and Boomers (26%) less likely to use technology to manage their health.   

Source: Ipsos Canada

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  • Household spending in B.C. in 2015 was the third highest in Canada.
  • The average weekly earnings of payroll employees in B.C. in November were higher than October.
  • The population of B.C. grew amost 59,000 between July 2015 and July 2016.
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