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Edition: March 2-6, 2020

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Infoline Highlights for the Week of March 2-6

Exports - The value of BC origin exports dropped 15.1% in January compared to the same month a year earlier. Exports declined to most major destinations, including the United States (-6.3%), Mainland China (-16.7%), South Korea (-43.8%), the European Union (-53.9%), India (-52.2%) and Taiwan (-8.4%).
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Labour Force Survey - The unemployment rate in British Columbia was 5.0% in February, up 0.5 percentage points from January and 0.4 percentage points higher than 12 months ago. Overall in February, the labour force grew (+9,300), while the number of jobs decreased (‑6,500).
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Criminal Court Timelines - The Supreme Court's R. v Jordan decision in 2016 imposed new presumptive time limits for completing cases in criminal court: 18 months for cases tried in provincial court, and 30 months for cases tried in superior court or following a preliminary inquiry. Statistics Canada has created a new set of indicators on court workload and cases processing trends.
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New: BC Provincial Housing Market Visualization Platform - Introducing the BC Provincial Housing Market Visualization Platform, a tool that offers British Columbians the opportunity to interact with B.C.’s housing data and use it to make informed decisions. The Province of British Columbia and other agencies collect a wealth of housing and housing market data as part of their regulatory and administrative authorities.
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  • The Data Visualization Challenge, launched by us @bcstats and @innovate_bc, was won by
    @rubyindustries. The result? The new BC Provincial Housing Market Visualization Platform, which allows users to interact with B.C.'s housing data. 

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Did You Know

According to a survey conducted on behalf of MNP LTD, 18% of Canadians feel that they will never be out of debt in their lifetimes, with people from the Atlantic provinces and Ontario being most likely to believe this, and those from B.C. and Quebec the least likely to feel this way.

Source: Ipsos
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 Headlines

  • The value of B.C.'s exports fell in January from January 2019.
  • The unemployment rate in B.C rose in February from the month before.
  • A new B.C. housing market visualization tool launched, allowing users to interact with provincial housing data.

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