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Edition: March 4-8, 2019
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Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of March 4-8
Labour Force Statistics -The unemployment rate in British Columbia was 4.5% in February, down 0.2 percentage points from January and down 0.2 percentage points from 12 months ago. The labour force (+300) remained stable, while the number of jobs (+3,600) increased from January.
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Building Permits - The value of building permits decreased 24.3% (seasonally adjusted) in January from the previous month. There were decreases in permits for commercial (‑54.9%), institutional (‑53.1%), industrial (‑30.7%), and residential (‑4.3%) projects.
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Exports - The value of B.C. origin exports increased 7.3% from 2017 to 2018. There was a rise in exports to most of B.C.’s major trading partners, including the United States (+2.3%), Mainland China (+5.8%), Japan (+13.0%), South Korea (+2.2%), the European Union (+18.1%), India (+51.2%) and Taiwan (+37.5%).
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- The value of B.C.'s building permits dropped 24.3% in January from December, although Victoria's permits increased 19.4% over that period.
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Did You Know
Canadian families and individuals reported an after-tax median income of $59,800 in 2017. At $62,100, British Columbia had the third highest median income, behind Alberta ($70,300) and Ontario ($62,700).
Statistics Canada
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Headlines
- February saw a dip in B.C.'s unemployment rate.
- The value of B.C.'s building permits dropped in January over the month before.
- B.C.'s exports increased between 2017 and 2018.

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