Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of June 25 - 29

Small Business Quarterly - Out of British Columbia’s workforce of around 2.5 million people, approximately 145,800 have another job in addition to their main one.
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - The Canadian economy continued to expand in April, with real GDP advancing 0.1% (seasonally adjusted) following a 0.3% increase in the previous month.
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Average Weekly Earnings - Average weekly earnings of payroll employees in British Columbia (seasonally adjusted, current dollars) went down in April, declining by $10.81 (-1.1%) to reach $952.22.
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Room Revenues - For British Columbia, overall room revenues rose during the month of April. On a regional basis, B.C. Rockies (+26.7%), The Islands (+5.0%), Vancouver, Coast and Mountains (+3.6%), and Thompson/Okanagan (+1.1%) tourism regions all reported revenue increases compared to twelve months ago.
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Industrial Product Price Index - The price of raw materials purchased by Canadian manufacturers rose 15.1% in May compared to May the previous year. The upturn was mainly due to higher prices for crude energy products (+35.2%).
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Bankruptcies - In April 2018, there was an increase of 0.5% in overall bankruptcies in British Columbia compared to April 2017. Of the 368 bankruptcies, 11 were filed by businesses, up from 10 business bankruptcies registered in April last year.
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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
• 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.