The inflationary uptrend in the United States is still dominating according to the Producer Price Index. The PPI surged 8.6 percent in September from the same period a year ago. That’s the biggest jump on records dating back to 2010.Producer prices rose only 0.5 percent in September. That was lower …
Read More »Canada’s Wholesale Sales Rise in May to New Record
Wholesale sales in Canada increased in May for the third consecutive month, setting a new record, according to data by Statistics Canada. The wholesale sales rose 0.5% in May to reach $72.2 billion, supported by the growing sales of food and machinery. Food sales leveled up 3.3% to $11.4 billion, …
Read More »Canadian Wholesale Sales Grow 5.7% in May
Wholesale sales in Canada increased over the month of May by 5.7% to $52.6 billion, data by Statistics Canada showed on Friday. This comes after wholesales sales fell during April, due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), by 21.4%. However, May’s reading missed market expectations which suggested an …
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