Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of July 16-20

Consumer Price Index - British Columbia’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.7% (unadjusted) in June compared to the same month of the previous year. The rate of inflation was up 0.2% from May 2018.
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Retail Sales - Retail sales in British Columbia increased 0.8% (seasonally adjusted) in May, climbing to $7.3 billion. Nationally, retail sales rebounded in May, up a solid 2.0%, following a lacklustre April (-0.9%).
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Non-residential Building Investment - Investment in non-residential building construction in B.C. increased a moderate 2.8% (seasonally adjusted) in the second quarter of 2018. Spending on new buildings climbed in the industrial (+9.6%), commercial (+2.6%) and institutional (+0.2%) sectors.
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Employment Insurance - The number of regular Employment Insurance (EI) recipients in B.C. decreased (-2.2% seasonally adjusted) to 41,020 in May. The number of male beneficiaries dropped 2.5% and there was also a decline among female recipients (-1.8%).
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Manufacturing Sales - B.C. manufacturing sales (seasonally adjusted) went up by 3.2% in May compared to April. Higher sales of electrical equipment, appliance and components (+19.4%), wood products (+9.2%) and fabricated metal products (+5.2%) contributed most to the monthly gain.
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Current Surveys

• BC Apprenticeship Discontinuers Survey
• BC Assessment Employee Engagement Pulse Survey
  
• B.C. Cannabis Use Survey
  
• BC Hydro Workforce Profile Survey
• BC Public Service Exit Survey
• BC Student Outcomes Survey of Apprenticeship and Trades Training Students
• BC Student Outcomes Survey of Diploma, Associate Degree and Certificate Students
• Canada-BC Job Grant Outcomes Survey
• FrontCounter BC Customer Satisfaction Survey
• New Job Survey
• Online Games Survey
  
• School District #62 (Sooke) Work Environment Survey
• Social Development and Poverty Reduction (SDPR) LMAPD Monthly Survey
• Survey on Skills, Competencies and Characteristics for Future Workforce

You can read more about any of these by visiting our Current and Recent Surveys page.