Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of October 30-November 3

Exports - The value of B.C. origin exports rose 17.1% in the first three quarters of 2017, compared to the same nine-month period in 2016. Exports to B.C.’s largest market, the United States, climbed 8.2%.
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Labour Force Survey - The unemployment rate in British Columbia was 4.9% in October, unchanged from September and below the 6.1% it was 12 months ago. Compared to September, the labour force shrank (-5,500), with a decrease in employment (-6,100) and little change in the number of unemployed (+700).
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - The Canadian economy slowed down in August, with real GDP at basic prices inching down 0.1% (seasonally adjusted) after stalling (+0.0%) in the previous month. The decline was largely due to weakness in the goods-producing industries, which contracted 0.7%.
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Tourist Room Revenues - For most of British Columbia, room revenues rose during the month of August. On a year-over-year basis, B.C. Rockies (+15.1%), Northern B.C. (+14.9%), Vancouver, Coast and Mountains (+11.9%), and The Island (+2.7%) tourism regions all reported increases in revenues, while the Thompson/Okanagan (‑0.0%) tourism region remained virtually unchanged.
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Bankruptcies - In August 2017, there was a decrease of 10.8% in overall bankruptcies compared to August 2016. Of the 314 bankruptcies, two were filed by businesses, a reduction of 80.0% compared to the 10 business bankruptcies registered in August last year.
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Current Surveys

• Baccalaureate Graduate Survey
• BC Hydro Workforce Profile Survey
• BC Public Service Exit Survey
• Building Occupants Survey
  
• Canada-BC Job Grant Outcomes Survey
• Camosun College 2017 Employee Engagement Survey
• Elections BC Voters List Quality Survey
• FrontCounter BC Customer Satisfaction Survey
• Labour Market Agreement for Persons with Disabilities Outcome Survey
• Liquor Distribution Branch Work Environment Survey 2017
• Local Food Survey
  
• Long Term Disability (LTD) Application Process Survey
• New Job Survey
  
• SDSI LMAPD Monthly Survey 2016-17
• 2017 BC Wildfire Service Auxiliary Work Environment Survey

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