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Infoline Highlights for the Week of March 30-April 3
Index of Remoteness - Statistics Canada in collaboration with Indigenous Services Canada has developed a new set of data to add to its set of geospatial and experimental indicators called the index of remoteness. The index of remoteness measures the distance that separates a community from all population centers within a given radius, accounting for the population size of these centers.
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Exports - Year-to-date to February, the value of B.C. origin commodity exports fell 15.6% as the COVID-19 pandemic started to impact trade, particularly overseas. While shipments to the United States fell 7.7%, that was fairly modest compared to some of the declines elsewhere.
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Food Services and Drinking Places - Revenues generated in British Columbia’s food service and drinking places industry fell by 2.1% (seasonally adjusted) in January compared to December, led by lower sales in full-service restaurants. Sales for the month were down in all establishment categories.
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Capital Expenditure on Infrastructure - In British Columbia capital expenditure in infrastructure was just under $10.9 billion in 2018. Public organizations accounted for 74.7% of total infrastructure spending, slightly lower than the Canadian average of 77.0%. Private sector organizations were responsible for 25.3% of infrastructure spending in British Columbia in 2018.
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Industrial Product Price Index - Canadian manufacturers’ selling prices fell 0.3% in February, compared to the same month a year earlier. Lower prices for energy and petroleum products (-3.0%) were the major contributor for the overall price decrease in February.
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- Statistics Canada and Indigenous Services Canada introduced the Index of Remoteness, which measures the distance that separates a community from all population centers within a given radius, accounting for the population size of these centers.
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- BC Student Outcomes Survey of Apprenticeship and Trades Training Students
- BC Student Outcomes Survey of Diploma, Associate Degree and Certificate Students
- K-12 School Food Survey
- Liquor Distribution Branch Work Environment Survey
- Workforce Development Agreement Outcomes
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Did You Know
As Covid-19 continues to spread in Canada, communities are assessing their local healthcare systems' ability to handle it. People in Ontario have the least amount of faith (47%) in their local health infrastructure; Quebec (69%), British Columbia (61%) and Alberta (61%) are more confident.

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Headlines
- B.C.'s exports fell in the first two months of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.
- Food and drink revenues in B.C. were lower in January than December.
- The largest amount of B.C.'s infrastructire spending, both public and private, went to transportation.

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- Exports
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- Labour Force Survey
