Canada: Economic Data Calendar

Date    ET                                                    Prior  Est.

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04-Sep 0830 **  Jul    Trade balance                          0.136  -0.3 b CAD

04-Sep 0830 *   Q2     Labour productivity                      0.3    --   %

04-Sep 1000 *** Sep    BOC interest rate announcement          1.75  1.75   %

06-Sep 0830 *** Aug    Employment                             -24.2    15 k 

06-Sep 0830 *** Aug    Unemployment rate                        5.7   5.7   %

06-Sep 1000 **  Aug    Ivey PMI (SA)                           54.2    --

10-Sep 0815 **  Aug    CMHC housing starts                      222    -- k 

10-Sep 0830 *   Jul    Building permits                        -3.7    --   %

11-Sep 0830 *** Aug    Headline CPI m/m                        -0.2    --   %

11-Sep 0830 *** Aug    Headline CPI y/y                         2.0    --   %

11-Sep 0830 **  Q2     Industrial Capacity Use Rate            80.9    --   %

12-Sep 0830 *   Q2     Intl Investment Position               696.1    -- b CAD

12-Sep 0830 *   Jul    New Housing Price Index y/y             -0.2    --   %

13-Sep 0830 *   Q2     Hsehold debt/disposable income         173.0    --   %

16-Sep 0830 *   Jul    Intl securities transactions           -3.98    -- b CAD

16-Sep 0900 *   Aug    CREA home resales m/m                    3.5    --   %

17-Sep 0830 *** Jul    Mfg sales                               -1.2    --   %

18-Sep 0830 *** Aug    Headline CPI m/m                        -0.2    --   %

18-Sep 0830 *** Aug    Headline CPI y/y                         2.0    --   %

20-Sep 0830 *** Jul    Retail sales                             0.0    --   %

20-Sep 0830 *** Jul    Retail sales ex autos                    0.9    --   %

23-Sep 0830 **  Jul    Wholesale sales                          0.6    --   %

26-Sep 0830 *   Jul    Payroll employment                     -10.7    -- k 

26-Sep 0830 *   Jul    Average weekly earnings y/y              2.5    --   %

--MNI Ottawa Bureau; +1 613-314-9647; email: greg.quinn@marketnews.com

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