Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of March 19 - 23

Consumer Price Index- British Columbia’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.8% (unadjusted) in February compared to the same month of the previous year. The year-over-year rate of inflation was up 0.7% from January.
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Retail Sales- Retail sales in British Columbia (seasonally adjusted) fell by 1.0% in January compared to December.
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Wholesale Sales- Sales by wholesalers (seasonally adjusted) in British Columbia went up in January to reach $6.7 billion, a 1.4% increase compared to the previous month.
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Food Services & Drinking Places - Revenues generated in British Columbia’s food service and drinking places industry went down by 0.4% (seasonally adjusted) in January. Sales were lower in all industry sub‑types, with the largest decrease in full-service restaurants receipts.
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Employment Insurance - The number of people receiving employment insurance (EI) benefits in British Columbia decreased by 620 (‑1.3%) in January compared to December, to reach 45,630 individuals.
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Current Surveys

• 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
• Community Gaming Grants Survey
• FrontCounter BC Customer Satisfaction Survey
• New Job Survey
• Social Development and Poverty Reduction (SDPR) LMAPD Monthly Survey
• Survey on Skills, Competencies and Characteristics for Future Workforce
• The College of New Caledonia Work Environment Survey
• U-Pass BC Survey

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