Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of September 25-29

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) -Canadian real GDP by industry at basic prices (seasonally adjusted) was essentially unchanged in July. The goods-producing industries contracted 0.5% in July as mining, quarrying, and oil & gas extraction (-1.2%), construction (-0.5%), manufacturing (-0.4%) and agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (-0.4%) all posted declines.
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Tourism Room Revenues - In general, room revenues rose in British Columbia during the month of July. On a year-over-year basis, Northern B.C. (+8.5%), B.C. Rockies (+7.9%), Vancouver, Coast and Mountains (+5.8%), and The Island (+4.6%) tourism regions all reported increases in revenues, while the Thompson/Okanagan (‑0.0%) tourism region remained virtually unchanged.
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Average Weekly Earnings - Average weekly earnings of payroll employees in British Columbia (seasonally adjusted, current dollars) fell slightly by $1.00 (‑0.1%) to reach $941.26 in July. Compared to July 2016, average weekly earnings in British Columbia increased by 3.3%, the fastest growth among provinces.
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Quarterly Population Highlights - The population of B.C. was estimated at 4,817,160 as of July 1, 2017, growing by 21,269 persons in the second quarter of 2017 (up 0.44% from April 1, 2017). Combined net in-migration from all sources (inter-provincial and international) totaled 19,137 persons during the second quarter of 2017, lower than the same quarter in 2016.
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Student Outcomes - Student Outcomes has released two new publications and an infographic. Click on the links below to find out who the former apprentices are, what they thought of their training, and what they are doing now, and to gain a deeper understanding of the former associate degree, diploma, and certificate students who return to school.
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Food Services and Drinking Places - Revenues generated in British Columbia’s food service and drinking places industry grew 1.1% (seasonally adjusted) in July. The increase was widespread, with all subcategories reporting increases in the month, led by full-service restaurants.
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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
• FrontCounter BC Customer Satisfaction Survey
• Labour Market Agreement for Persons with Disabilities Outcome Survey
• Liquor Distribution Branch Work Environment Survey 2017
  
• 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.