Infoline Highlights for the Week of October 28-November 1

Industrial Product Price Index - Prices for Canadian manufactured goods were 1.3% lower in September compared to the same month of 2018. Energy and petroleum (-10.2%) and, to a lesser degree, chemical (-4.7%) products were the main causes of the overall deflation.
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Average Weekly Earnings - Average weekly earnings of payroll employees in British Columbia climbed $6.32 (+0.6%) to $1,001.68 (seasonally adjusted) in August. At the industrial level, earnings were up most notably in educational services (+4.2%), management of companies and enterprises (+4.2%) and manufacturing (+3.4%).
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Gross Domestic Product - Canada’s economy expanded slightly in August, with real GDP inching up 0.1% (seasonally adjusted) from the previous month. The goods sector posted a modest 0.2% increase as GDP in manufacturing rebounded (+0.5%).
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Current Surveys

• BC Hydro Workforce Profile Survey
• BC Public Service Exit Survey
• BC Public Service New Job Survey
• BC Student Outcomes Survey of Baccalaureate Graduates
  
• BC Wildfire Service Auxiliary Work Environment
  
• FrontCounter BC Customer Satisfaction Survey
• Long Term Disability (LTD) Application Process Survey
• OCIO ES Client Satisfaction Survey
  
• WES Pulse Check
• Workforce Development Agreement Outcomes
• Workforce Development Agreement Employer Outcomes
  

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