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CANADA DATA: MNI INTERVIEW: Online U.S. Sales A Data Challenge For StatsCan
Statistics Canada is refining how it tracks the growing popularity of retail
sales through U.S. websites, a top official told MNI, a trend making it hard for
the Bank of Canada to assess whether a slowing economy needs lower interest
rates.
- MNI INTERVIEW2: StatsCan Crowdsourcing Fills Property Data Gap
Statistics Canada is using crowdsourcing to fill gaps in its data on residential
construction which have made it more difficult for policy makers to assess
whether the real estate market has been in danger of overheating, drawing on
techniques developed from the inclusion of marijuana in GDP.
- MNI INTERVIEW 3: StatCan Nowcasts Possible If Revisions Small
Canada's statistics agency may move towards nowcasting economic trends if
digital data emerges that is robust enough to publish without major revisions, a
top official told MNI.
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