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Edition: July 25, 2016
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Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of July 11-15
Consumer Price Index Highlights - British Columbia’s consumer price index (CPI) climbed 2.0% (unadjusted) in June, compared to the same month of the previous year.
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Manufacturing Sales - Sales of goods produced by British Columbia’s manufacturing sector rebounded in April, rising 1.1% (seasonally adjusted), on the heels of a 1.3% drop in March.
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Retail Sales - British Columbia’s retailers registered a slight (+0.1%, seasonally adjusted) increase in sales in May, reflecting improved sales at the province’s gasoline stations and beer, wine and liquor stores.
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Employment Insurance - The number of B.C. residents receiving regular Employment Insurance (E.I.) payments totalled 51,770 (seasonally adjusted) in May, a 1.8% increase from April.
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Wholesale Sales - Wholesale sales in British Columbia rose 1.0% (seasonally adjusted) in May, marking the second month of growth in the sector.
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Visitor Entries - Visitor entries to B.C. slipped (-5.6%, seasonally adjusted) in May, due to reduced visitor traffic from the United States (-3.5%) and overseas (-9.6%).
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Crime - Police-reported crime in British Columbia increased slightly in 2015 with both the traditional crime rate (+3%) and the Crime Severity Index (+4%) climbing.
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Did You Know
The volume of milk and cream sold in May declined 0.8% from the same month the previous year to 226 496 kilolitres. >
Source: Statistics Canada

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Headlines
- CPI has slightly increased in the year-over-year rate of inflation since May, when it was 1.7%.
- Visitors from Asia (-7.0%) and Europe (-3.1%) were down in May.
- Wholesale sales rose across the provinces in May except for in Alberta.

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Released last week by BC Stats
- Consumer Price Index (CPI)
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