Canadian Retail Sales (March 2025) – May 23, 2025

Canadian retail sales saw a healthy uptick in March, offering a positive sign of consumer resilience amid broader economic uncertainties. According to Statistics Canada, retail sales rose by 0.8% month-over-month to reach $69.8 billion. On a year-over-year basis, that’s a 5.6% increase, driven in pa

Canadian Inflation Report: April 2025 Insights

In April 2025, Canadian inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), slowed to a year-over-year increase of 1.7 percent, down from 2.3 percent in March. On a seasonally adjusted month-over-month basis, the CPI dipped by 0.2 percent. The primary driver of this slowdown in headline CPI wa

Canadian Housing Starts Surge in April 2025: A Detailed Look

The Canadian housing market has shown a remarkable upturn in April 2025, with housing starts rising by 30 percent to reach 278,606 units at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This marks a 15 percent increase compared to the same month in the previous year. The surge is driven by a 15 percent