Infoline Highlights for the Week of June 29-July 3

Exports - The value of B.C. origin exports fell 15.0% through the first five months of 2020, compared to the same period a year earlier. Exports were down to most major destinations, including the United States (-9.4%), Mainland China (-12.9%), Japan (-4.9%), South Korea (‑29.2%), the European Union (-45.0%), India (-48.3%), Taiwan (-15.3%) and the United Kingdom (-11.8%).
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Bankruptcies - Consumers filed 176 bankruptcies in British Columbia in May, a decrease of 53.1% compared to May 2019. There were more business bankruptcies, amounting to ten businesses in the province, compared to seven in the same month last year (+42.9%). Of the ten business bankruptcies, two were filed by individual businesses and eight by a corporation.
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Gross Domestic Product - Canadian real GDP by industry at basic prices fell 11.6% in April, the largest monthly decline in nearly 60 years. April was the first full month of lockdown for non-essential businesses, schools, public institutions and travel restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Quarterly Population Highlights - The population of B.C. was estimated at 5,120,184 as of January 1, 2020, growing by 9,267 persons in the first quarter of 2020 (up 0.18% from January 1, 2020). Combined net in-migration from all sources (inter-provincial and international) totalled 9,271 persons during the first quarter of 2020, down a third from the same quarter in 2019.
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Industrial Product Price Index - Canadian manufacturers’ selling prices fell 4.9% in May, compared to the same month a year earlier. Lower prices for energy and petroleum products (-43.0%) were the major contributor for the overall price decrease.
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Building Permits - The value of building permits (seasonally adjusted) issued by B.C. municipalities went up 4.4% in May compared to April. The increase was widespread among all building categories except institutional and governmental building permits which fell by 54.9% in May compared to April, bringing down the value of non-residential permits by 17.9%.
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Current Surveys

• BC Hydro Workforce Profile Survey
• BC Public Service Exit Survey
• BC Public Service New Job Survey
• BC Student Outcomes Survey of Diploma, Associate Degree and Certificate Students
• Coast Mountain School Board School District 82 Work Environment Survey
  
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• Workforce Development Agreement Outcomes
• Workforce Development Agreement Employer Outcomes
  

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