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Edition: November 20, 2017
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Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of November 13-17
Consumer Price Index - British Columbia’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.0% (unadjusted) in October compared to the same month of the previous year. The year-over-year rate of inflation was down 0.1% from September.
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B.C. Technology Sector Profile, 2017 - The business of high tech has grown to be an integral part of the global economy, including in British Columbia, which is home to a number of high tech clusters. Firms in the technology sector tend to be innovative and efficient, producing goods and services that drive economic growth by improving productivity and profitability for all types of businesses, while at the same time providing relatively high-wage employment.
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Manufacturing Sales - B.C. manufacturing sales (seasonally adjusted) went up by 0.4% in September compared to August, led by increases in computer and electronic product (+14.2%) and primary metal (+7.4%) manufacturing. The gain was concentrated in the non‑durable goods industries (+0.7%), while durable goods sales saw little change (+0.1%) in the month.
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Did You Know
68% of unemployed Canadians would not move to another province for a job offer. 36% said this was due to personal reasons - they couldn't leave family or friends, or that their spouse could not move.
Source: Statistics Canada

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Headlines
- The consumer price index in B.C. rose in October compared to the previous year.
- B.C.'s high tech sector's GDP climbed in 2016.
- Manufacturing sales in B.C. rose slightly in September compared to August.

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Released last week by BC Stats
- Consumer Price Index (CPI)
This week
- No releases
