Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of October 16-20

Retail Sales -Retail sales in British Columbia fell by 1.0% in August compared to July, mainly due to a decline in sales at food and beverage, and general merchandise stores. Notable increases were observed at motor vehicle and parts dealers, and clothing and clothing accessories stores.
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Consumer Price Index -British Columbia’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.0% (unadjusted) in September compared to the same month of the previous year. The year-over-year rate of inflation was unchanged from August.
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Employment Insurance - The number of people receiving employment insurance (EI) benefits in British Columbia decreased by 400 (‑0.8%) in August compared to the previous month, to reach 50,530 individuals. The decline was due to a lower number of female recipients (‑2.5%), as the number of male beneficiaries was up by 0.5%..
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Visitor Entries -In August, B.C. welcomed almost 651 thousand non-resident travellers (seasonally adjusted), of which about three quarters were from the United States. Non-resident traveller entries to Canada through British Columbia decreased (‑0.1%) in the month.
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Manufacturing Sales - B.C. manufacturing sales (seasonally adjusted) went up by 0.8% in August compared to July, led by increases in wood product (+3.2%) and primary metal (+5.3%) manufacturing. The increase was widespread, with both the durable and non-durable goods components gaining ground in the month.
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Non-Residential Building Investment - There was a 1.7% increase (seasonally adjusted) in investment in non-residential building construction in B.C. in the third quarter of 2017, compared to the second quarter. The strongest growth was for the industrial sector (+6.7%), but there was also growth in institutional (+3.5%) and commercial (+0.2%) buildings.
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Small Business Profile -There were a total of 396,100 small businesses operating in British Columbia in 2016, representing around 98% of all businesses in the province. This was a 1.9% increase over the small business count in 2015.
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