Infoline Highlights for the Week of September 9-13

Movie Theatres - Despite the increased popularity of movie streaming, B.C.’s motion picture theatre industry registered an operating profit margin of 18.0% in 2018, a notable increase of nearly two full percentage points from the last reporting year (16.1% in 2016). While expenses, on average, were up (+4.2% to $235 million), the revenue generated increased at a faster rate (+6.6% to $287 million).
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Energy Usage - Energy use in Canada increased (+1.8%) in 2017, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were also higher (+1.5%). At nearly a quarter (24%) of total energy consumption, the residential sector remained the largest energy user in 2017, though this share was down slightly from the previous year (-0.1 percentage points).
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Price of New Housing - Relative to the same month of 2018, the cost of new housing in B.C.’s three largest cities continued to decrease in July. Home builders in Vancouver received 1.2% less for their projects, and Victoria’s housing price index was down 1.8%. The main drop came from declines in new housing prices (-2.3% in Vancouver and -3.0% in Victoria).
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Current Surveys

• BC Hydro Workforce Profile Survey
• BC Public Service Exit Survey
• BC Public Service New Job Survey
• BC Wildfire Service Auxiliary Work Environment
  
• FrontCounter BC Customer Satisfaction Survey
• Long Term Disability (LTD) Application Process 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 and Recent Surveys page.