Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of May 14 - May 18

Consumer Price Index (CPI) - British Columbia’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.7% (unadjusted) in April compared to the same month of the previous year. According to Statistics Canada, the overall annual inflation rate increases to 2.8% when food is excluded from the index, but declines to 2.4% when energy is excluded.
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Retail Sales - Retail sales in British Columbia (seasonally adjusted) went up by 0.6% in March compared to February, led by higher sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers. All reported census metropolitan areas saw gains in the month, led by Vancouver (+2.4%).
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Manufacturing Sales - B.C. manufacturing sales (seasonally adjusted) went up by 4.0% in March compared to February, led by an increase in wood product manufacturing (+11.2%).
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Current Surveys

• BC Apprenticeship Discontinuers Survey
• BC Assessment Employee Engagement Pulse Survey
  
• 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
• FrontCounter BC Customer Satisfaction Survey
• New Job Survey
• School District #62 (Sooke) Work Environment Survey
• Social Development and Poverty Reduction (SDPR) LMAPD Monthly Survey
• Survey on Skills, Competencies and Characteristics for Future Workforce

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