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• Canada maintains housing starts despite the sharp drop in Québec
  - February 8, 2012 (PDF, 96.8 KB)

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2012

• United States: 2012 off to a good start for the job market
  - February 3, 2012 (PDF, 93.2 KB)
• Canada: Disappointing job growth in January
  - February 3, 2012 (PDF, 93.5 KB)
• United States: Manufacturing ISM rises again
  - February 1, 2012 (PDF, 95.6 KB)
• United States: Confidence and house prices both decline
  - January 31, 2012 (PDF, 97.8 KB)
• Canada's economy stumbles in November
  - January 31, 2012 (PDF, 97.8 KB)
• United States: Real GDP accelerates while domestic demand slows
  - January 27, 2012 (PDF, 98.2 KB)
• United States: Durable goods orders jump again
  - January 26, 2012 (PDF, 94.4 KB)
• Canada: Retail sales continue to ascend ... but more slowly
  - January 24, 2012 (PDF, 95.8 KB)
• United States: Sharp drop in the number of existing homes on the market
  - January 20, 2012 (PDF, 101 KB)
• Canada: Total inflation subsided significantly at the end of 2011
  - January 20, 2012 (PDF, 96.1 KB)
• United States: Housing starts and consumer prices did not finish 2011 with a bang
  - January 19, 2012 (PDF, 97.0 KB)
• Canada: Manufacturers benefit from an increase in exports
  - January 19, 2012 (PDF, 95.8 KB)
• United States: Industrial output is on the rise again
  - January 18, 2012 (PDF, 95.4 KB)
• United States: The trade balance deteriorates
  - January 13, 2012 (PDF, 98.0 KB)
• Canada: A surprise improvement in international merchandise trade
  - January 13, 2012 (PDF, 93.1 KB)
• United States: Holiday sales are disappointing
  - January 12, 2012 (PDF, 95.5 KB)
• Canada: Housing starts wrap up 2011 on a positive note
  - January 10, 2012 (PDF, 97.5 KB)
• Canada: Businesses are more worried
  - January 9, 2012 (PDF, 94.3 KB)
• United States: The job market ends 2011 on an upbeat note
  - January 6, 2012 (PDF, 94.6 KB)
• Canada: The employment market creeps up
  - January 6, 2012 (PDF, 94.5 KB)

2011

• Canada: Real GDP gets the fourth quarter off to a soft start
  - December 23, 2011 (PDF, 98.0 KB)
• United States: Resales rise again
  - December 21, 2011 (PDF, 99.6 KB)
• Canada: Retail sales are astoundingly lively
  - December 21, 2011 (PDF, 94.8 KB)
• United States: Significant jump in housing starts in November
  - December 20, 2011 (PDF, 96.9 KB)
• Canada: Inflation level remains the same
  - December 20, 2011 (PDF, 94.3 KB)
• United States: Total inflation keeps coming down
  - December 16, 2011 (PDF, 99.0 KB)
• Canada: Pace slows in October: Manufacturing sales decline
  - December 14, 2011 (PDF, 99.0 KB)
• United States: Disappointing retail sales growth
  - December 13, 2011 (PDF, 95.7 KB)
• Trade balance deteriorates in Canada, edges up in the United States
  - December 9, 2011 (PDF, 94.5 KB)
• United States: Stunning drop by the jobless rate!
  - December 2, 2011 (PDF, 94.9 KB)
• Canada: Employment still negative in November
  - December 2, 2011 (PDF, 94.7 KB)
• United States: Manufacturing ISM posts nice increase
  - December 1, 2011 (PDF, 94.0 KB)
• Canada: Real GDP posts a one-off rebound in the third quarter
  - November 30, 2011 (PDF, 97.0 KB)
• United States: Major rebound by consumer confidence
  - November 29, 2011 (PDF, 99.0 KB)
• Canada: The current account balance rebounded in Q3
  - November 29, 2011 (PDF, 95.5 KB)
• United States: Consumption growth slower than forecast
  - November 23, 2011 (PDF, 96.7 KB)
• Canada: Retailing posts a strong end to Q3
  - November 22, 2011 (PDF, 93.6 KB)
• United States: Resales post a surprising rise
  - November 21, 2011 (PDF, 98.4 KB)
• Canada: The total annual inflation rate ticks down
  - November 18, 2011 (PDF, 95.8 KB)
• United States: Lower inflation and strong industrial production
  - November 16, 2011 (PDF, 100 KB)
• United States: Retail sales still showing growth
  - November 15, 2011 (PDF, 97.6 KB)
• Canada: The manufacturing sector continues to catch up
  - November 15, 2011 (PDF, 96.1 KB)
• United States: Trade balance posts an astounding improvement
  - November 10, 2011 (PDF, 96.5 KB)
• Canada: The trade balance is back in the black
  - November 10, 2011 (PDF, 93.2 KB)
• Canada: Multi-unit once again buoys housing starts
  - November 8, 2011 (PDF, 93.8 KB)
• United States: The unemployment rate finally drops!
  - November 4, 2011 (PDF, 93.6 KB)
• Canada: October's major pullback by employment almost completely wipes out the previous month's gain
  - November 4, 2011 (PDF, 95.8 KB)
• United States: Non-manufacturing ISM edges down
  - November 3, 2011 (PDF, 95.7 KB)
• United States: The ISM manufacturing index dips again
  - November 1, 2011 (PDF, 98.2 KB)
• Canada: Real GDP by industry continues to advance
  - October 31, 2011 (PDF, 97.5 KB)
• United States: Economic growth perks up a bit
  - October 27, 2011 (PDF, 98.0 KB)
• United States: Good results for new home sales and orders
  - October 26, 2011 (PDF, 94.3 KB)
• United States: Household confidence sinks again
  - October 25, 2011 (PDF, 98.4 KB)
• Canada: Retail sales get reacquainted with growth in August
  - October 25, 2011 (PDF, 95.2 KB)
• Canada: Core inflation goes above the median target
  - October 21, 2011 (PDF, 94.1 KB)
• United States: Total inflation and housing starts accelerate in September
  - October 19, 2011 (PDF, 94.0 KB)
• United States: Industrial output edges up
  - October 17, 2011 (PDF, 97.0 KB)
• Canada: Although optimism is a little lower, businesses remain relatively confident
  - October 17, 2011 (PDF, 93.8 KB)
• United States: Retail sales rebound, but confidence erodes again
  - October 14, 2011 (PDF, 95.3 KB)
• Canada: Manufacturing sales continue to rise
  - October 14, 2011 (PDF, 96.2 KB)
• Canada – United States: Trade balances do not change much
  - October 13, 2011 (PDF, 93.8 KB)
• Canada: Housing starts rebound in September
  - October 11, 2011 (PDF, 94.2 KB)
• United States: Employment is doing better than expected
  - October 7, 2011 (PDF, 96.7 KB)
• Canada: The employment market shows resilience
  - October 7, 2011 (PDF, 93.6 KB)
• United States: The non-manufacturing ISM edges down
  - October 5, 2011 (PDF, 98.5 KB)
• United States: Manufacturing ISM rises
  - October 3, 2011 (PDF, 96.7 KB)
• United States: Household income retreats
  - September 30, 2011 (PDF, 99.8 KB)
• Canada: Growth accelerates in July
  - September 30, 2011 (PDF, 99.2 KB)
• United States: Confidence and home prices are stable
  - September 27, 2011 (PDF, 99,8 KB)
• Canada: Consumer confidence stabilizes
  - September 26, 2011 (PDF, 99.0 KB)
• United States: The leading index does not signal a contraction
  - September 22, 2011 (PDF, 97.4 KB)
• Canada: Drop in auto sales put the brakes on retail trade
  - September 22, 2011 (PDF, 95.1 KB)
• Canada: Total inflation climbs above the top of the target range
  - September 21, 2011 (PDF, 94.0 KB)
• United States: Industrial production and inflation rise a little more than forecast
  - September 15, 2011 (PDF, 98.0 KB)
• Canada: Manufacturing sales rebound
  - September 15, 2011 (PDF, 95.9 KB)
• United States: Retail sales stagnate, but do not collapse
  - September 14, 2011 (PDF, 97.5 KB)
• Canada: Employment impacted by the deterioration in economic conditions
  - September 9, 2011 (PDF, 95.4 KB)
• Canada: Major drop in housing starts in August
  - September 9, 2011 (PDF, 98.5 KB)
• U.S. and Canadian trade balances improve
  - September 8, 2011 (PDF, 93.6 KB)
• United States: No jobs created in August!
  - September 2, 2011 (PDF, 96.0 KB)
• United States: Despite the dip, the manufacturing ISM does fairly well
  - September 1^st, 2011 (PDF, 97.1 KB)
• Canada: Real GDP contracts slightly in the second quarter of 2011
  - August 31, 2011 (PDF, 95.5 KB)
• United States: Consumer confidence drops sharply
  - August 30, 2011 (PDF, 98.4 KB)
• Canada: The current account balance's deterioration confirms the problems in international merchandise trade
  - August 30, 2011 (PDF, 95.1 KB)
• United States: Consumption posts solid growth in July
  - August 29, 2011 (PDF, 96.1 KB)
• United States: Transportation swells new orders in July
  - August 24, 2011 (PDF, 96.7 KB)
• Canada: Auto sales swell retail trade
  - August 23, 2011 (PDF, 93.7 KB)
• Canada: Consumer confidence plummets in August
  - August 22, 2011 (PDF, 98.5 KB)
• Canada: All-items inflation returns to the target range
  - August 19, 2011 (PDF, 96.9 KB)
• United States: Inflation remains persistent
  - August 18, 2011 (PDF, 94.1 KB)
• United States: Housing starts decline, but industrial production rallies
  - August 16, 2011 (PDF, 98.0 KB)
• Canada: Manufacturing sales slip for the third straight month
  - August 16, 2011 (PDF, 96.7 KB)
• United States: Retail sales accelerate, but confidence plummets
  - August 12, 2011 (PDF, 99.6 KB)
• Foreign trade slows in North America
  - August 11, 2011 (PDF, 96.5 KB)
• Canada: Housing starts withstand the atmosphere of gloom
  - August 9, 2011 (PDF, 93.8 KB)
• United States: Better-than-expected job creation
  - August 5, 2011 (PDF, 95.5 KB)
• Canada: The public sectors rein in job creation
  - August 5, 2011 (PDF, 94.6 KB)
• United States: The ISM manufacturing index falls close to the 50 threshold
  - August 1^st, 2011 (PDF, 95.3 KB)
• United States: Economic growth continues to disappoint
  - July 29, 2011 (PDF, 99.1 KB)
• Canada: Unexpected drop in real GDP in May
  - July 29, 2011 (PDF, 100 KB)
• Canada: The inflation rate drops much further than expected
  - July 22, 2011 (PDF, 96.3 KB)
• United States: Core inflation accelerates as confidence plummets
  - July 15, 2011 (PDF, 95.4 KB)
• Canada: Manufacturing sales decline again in May
  - July 15, 2011 (PDF, 96.7 KB)
• United States: A timid uptick in retail sales
  - July 14, 2011 (PDF, 95.2 KB)
• United States – Canada: Significant deterioration in the U.S. trade balance
  - July 12, 2011 (PDF, 96.3 KB)
• Canada: Housing starts are up in June
  - July 11, 2011 (PDF, 94.3 KB)
• United States: Only 18,000 jobs created!
  - July 8, 2011 (PDF, 95.6 KB)
• Canada – Québec – Ontario: A second straight positive quarter for jobs in Canada
  - July 8, 2011 (PDF, 215 KB)
• United States: Slight dip in the non-manufacturing ISM
  - July 6, 2011 (PDF, 96.6 KB)
• Canada: Real GDP by industry stagnates
  - June 30, 2011 (PDF, 98.0 KB)
• Canada: Inflation pressures rise
  - June 29, 2011 (PDF, 95.8 KB)
• United States: Another decline by real consumption
  - June 27, 2011 (PDF, 100 KB)
• United States: Home resales post a second straight dip
  - June 21, 2011 (PDF, 98.9 KB)
• Canada: Retail sales benefit from a rise by the auto sector
  - June 21, 2011 (PDF, 99.1 KB)
• United States: The leading indicator signals better days ahead
  - June 17, 2011 (PDF, 96.0 KB)
• United States: Manufacturing output is better than forecast
  - June 15, 2011 (PDF, 96.6 KB)
• Canada: Many obstacles reining in manufacturing sales
  - June 15, 2011 (PDF, 97.3 KB)
• United States: Retail sales tick down
  - June 14, 2011 (PDF, 95.3 KB)
• Canada: The utilization rate hits its pre-recession level
  - June 14, 2011 (PDF, 98.3 KB)
• Canada: employment keeps ascending and the unemployment rate pulls back
  - June 10, 2011 (PDF, 94.8 KB)
• United States: The trade balance posts a surprise improvement
  - June 9, 2011 (PDF, 98.2 KB)
• Canada: International merchandise trade starts the second quarter off with a dip
  - June 9, 2011 (PDF, 93.5 KB)
• Canada: Housing starts edge up in May
  - June 8, 2011 (PDF, 99.4 KB)
• United States: Now employment figures disappoint
  - June 3, 2011 (PDF, 95.4 KB)
• United States: The manufacturing ISM sags as well
  - June 1^st, 2011 (PDF, 101 KB)
• United States: Confidence and home prices dip again
  - May 31, 2011 (PDF, 98.6 KB)
• Canada: 2011 gets off to a strong start ... but spring looks more difficult
  - May 30, 2011 (PDF, 96.3 KB)
• United States: The surge in gas prices hurts income and consumption
  - May 27, 2011 (PDF, 97.7 KB)
• United States: Steeper-than-forecast dive by new orders
  - May 25, 2011 (PDF, 96.3 KB)
• Canada: Inflation rate still above the target's upper limit
  - May 20, 2011 (PDF, 100 KB)
• Canada: Disappointing retail sales in March
  - May 20, 2011 (PDF, 95.8 KB)
• More disappointing news in the United States
  - May 19, 2011 (PDF, 99.8 KB)
• United States: Manufacturing and construction disappoint
  - May 17, 2011 (PDF, 98.0 KB)
• Canada: Manufacturing sector rebounds
  - May 16, 2011 (PDF, 95.1 KB)
• United States: Total inflation accelerates further
  - May 13, 2011 (PDF, 95.3 KB)
• United States: Sales slow again
  - May 12, 2011 (PDF, 95.1 KB)
• United States: The rise by oil prices offsets the rebound by exports
  - May 11, 2011 (PDF, 95.0 KB)
• Canada: The rise by export prices leads to an improved trade balance
  - May 11, 2011 (PDF, 96.0 KB)
• In Canada, housing starts edged down in April: multiples are still muddying the picture
  - May 9, 2011 (PDF, 97.0 KB)
• United States: The job market consolidates its advance
  - May 6, 2011 (PDF, 94.9 KB)
• Canada: The labour market continues to improve
  - May 6, 2011 (PDF, 95.1 KB)
• United States: Non-manufacturing ISM dips sharply
  - May 4, 2011 (PDF, 99.3 KB)
• United States: Second consecutive dip by the manufacturing ISM
  - May 2, 2011 (PDF, 94.4 KB)
• Canada: Manufacturing and wholesaling pull real GDP down
  - April 29, 2011 (PDF, 99.0 KB)
• United States: Economic growth slows
  - April 28, 2011 (PDF, 99.4 KB)
• United States: Better performance by durable goods orders
  - April 27, 2011 (PDF, 95.7 KB)
• United States: Home prices fall again, but confidence edges up
  - April 26, 2011 (PDF, 100 KB)
• Canada: Retail sales on the rise again
  - April 21, 2011 (PDF, 94.3 KB)
• United States: Resales post an unconvincing rise
  - April 20, 2011 (PDF, 101 KB)
• United States: Although up in March, housing starts remain weak
  - April 19, 2011 (PDF, 97.4 KB)
• Canada: Total inflation exceeds top of BoC's range
  - April 19, 2011 (PDF, 95.8 KB)
• United States: Inflation, industrial production and confidence on the rise
  - April 15, 2011 (PDF, 93.6 KB)
• Canada: Manufacturing sales lose some of the ground gained in January
  - April 14, 2011 (PDF, 93.1 KB)
• United States: Retail sales slow in March
  - April 13, 2011 (PDF, 96.0 KB)
• International merchandise trade declines in Canada and the United States
  - April 12, 2011 (PDF, 95.9 KB)
• Canada: Full-time jobs replace part-time jobs
  - April 8, 2011 (PDF, 94.7 KB)
• Canada: Housing starts post a surprise increase in March
  - April 8, 2011 (PDF, 97.4 KB)
• United States: Non-manufacturing ISM ticks down
  - April 5, 2011 (PDF, 97.6 KB)
• Bank of Canada Survey: The economic outlook remains good ... but the rise in prices is becoming a concern
  - April 4, 2011 (PDF, 96.8 KB)
• United States: Employment growth beats expectations at last!
  - April 1, 2011 (PDF, 94.4 KB)
• Canada: Another major advance by real GDP by industry in January
  - March 31, 2011 (PDF, 98.8 KB)
• United States: Consumer confidence retreats
  - March 29, 2011 (PDF, 99.4 KB)
• United States: Consumption rebounds, but real income declines
  - March 28, 2011 (PDF, 96.8 KB)
• United States: Worrisome slide by durable goods orders
  - March 24, 2011 (PDF, 95.7 KB)
• United States: New home sales hit a new low
  - March 23, 2011 (PDF, 94.3 KB)
• Canada: Retail sales remain disappointing
  - March 22, 2011 (PDF, 95.5 KB)
• United States: After rising for a few months, resales contract again
  - March 21, 2011 (PDF, 94.9 KB)
• Canada: Core inflation dips below 1%
  - March 18, 2011 (PDF, 99.3 KB)
• United States: Inflation accelerates a little, but output pulls back
  - March 17, 2011 (PDF, 96.5 KB)
• United States: Housing starts tumble back close to their low
  - March 16, 2011 (PDF, 97.6 KB)
• Canada: Manufacturing sales rebound
  - March 16, 2011 (PDF, 93.7 KB)
• Canada: Productivity rises, but not enough to improve competitiveness
  - March 15, 2011 (PDF, 95.2 KB)
• Canada: Household debt increases ... but its relative weight stabilizes
  - March 14, 2011 (PDF, 98.7 KB)
• United States: Retail sales post good growth in February
  - March 11, 2011 (PDF, 97.4 KB)
• Canada: Job growth continues
  - March 11, 2011 (PDF, 97.0 KB)
• United States: The rebound in trade drags down the trade deficit
  - March 10, 2011 (PDF, 95.6 KB)
• Canada: Disappointing growth in exports in January
  - March 10, 2011 (PDF, 95.6 KB)
• Canada: Another temporary blip in housing starts
  - March 8, 2011 (PDF, 96.3 KB)
• United States: The rebound in employment is weaker than hoped for
  - March 4, 2011 (PDF, 94.5 KB)
• United States: The ISM manufacturing index keeps heading up
  - March 1, 2011 (PDF, 102 KB)
• United States: Despite the jump in income, real consumption declined in January
  - February 28, 2011 (PDF, 97.8 KB)
• Canada : Economic growth picks up the pace
  - February 28, 2011 (PDF, 95.9 KB)
• United States: Real GDP growth revised slightly downward
  - February 25, 2011 (PDF, 95.2 KB)
• Canada: Slower growth in investments is expected in 2011
  - February 25, 2011 (PDF, 92.6 KB)
• United States: Declines in home sales and in orders excluding transportation
  - February 24, 2011 (PDF, 96.7 KB)
• United States: Home resales keep improving
  - February 23, 2011 (PDF, 98.6 KB)
• United States: Consumer confidence continues its rally
  - February 22, 2011 (PDF, 99.9 KB)
• Canada: Momentary weakness in retail sales
  - February 22, 2011 (PDF, 93.3 KB)
• Canada: The annual inflation rate dips slightly
  - February 18, 2011 (PDF, 97.0 KB)
• United States: Inflation edges up
  - February 17, 2011 (PDF, 93.3 KB)
• Canada: Wholesalers capitalize on lively domestic demand and the rise in exports
  - February 17, 2011 (PDF, 95.1 KB)
• United States: Housing starts shoot up in January
  - February 16, 2011 (PDF, 96.6 KB)
• Canada: Manufacturing sales disappoint
  - February 16, 2011 (PDF, 97.1 KB)
• United States: January sees soft retail sales growth
  - February 15, 2011 (PDF, 94.0 KB)
• United States – Canada: The U.S. deficit deepens... which is good for Canadian trade
  - February 11, 2011 (PDF, 98.1 KB)
• Canada: Housing starts were nearly flat at the beginning of 2011
  - February 8, 2011 (PDF, 96.6 KB)
• United States: Job creation buried under snow
  - February 4, 2011 (PDF, 94.5 KB)
• Canada: Job creation far beyond expectations
  - February 4, 2011 (PDF, 94.2 KB)
• United States: The ISM non-manufacturing index continues to rise
  - February 3, 2011 (PDF, 96.9 KB)
• United States: The manufacturing ISM rises again in January
  - February 1, 2011 (PDF, 99.7 KB)
• Canada: Real GDP keeps ascending, gaining 0.4% in November
  - January 31, 2011 (PDF, 98.4 KB)
• United States: As expected, growth picks up a little
  - January 28, 2011 (PDF, 100 KB)
• United States: New home sales rise
  - January 26, 2011 (PDF, 94.2 KB)
• United States: Confidence rises, but home prices slide again
  - January 25, 2011 (PDF, 96.8 KB)
• Canada: The average total inflation rate was 1.8% in 2010
  - January 25, 2011 (PDF, 95.2 KB)
• Canada: Retail sales keep rising strongly
  - January 21, 2011 (PDF, 93.4 KB)
• Good news in the United States
  - January 20, 2011 (PDF, 95.2 KB)
• United States: Housing starts pull back, but building permits rebound
  - January 19, 2011 (PDF, 96.8 KB)
• Canada: The auto industry makes manufacturing sales plunge
  - January 19, 2011 (PDF, 95.3 KB)
• United States: A December that doesn't change anything
  - January 14, 2011 (PDF, 94.8 KB)
• United States: Trade deficit steady in November
  - January 13, 2011 (PDF, 95.8 KB)
• Canada: Trade balance jumps in November
  - January 13, 2011 (PDF, 94.3 KB)
• Canada: Housing starts end 2010 on a sour note
  - January 11, 2011 (PDF, 98.6 KB)
• United States: Job creation fails expectations again
  - January 7, 2011 (PDF, 95.5 KB)
• 2010 ends on a sweet note for Canada: Employment up in December
  Included: Reference tables of labour market
  - January 7, 2011 (PDF, 189 KB)
• United States: Non-manufacturing ISM jumps in December
  - January 5, 2011 (PDF, 96.4 KB)

2010

• United States: Consumption improves again
  - December 23, 2010 (PDF, 94.2 KB)
• Canada: Real GDP by industry back in positive territory in October
  - December 23, 2010 (PDF, 98.0 KB)
• United States: Sales of existing homes edge up
  - December 22, 2010 (PDF, 95.2 KB)
• Canada: The annual inflation rate falls more than expected and retail sales advance again
  - December 21, 2010 (PDF, 96.9 KB)
• Canada: Wholesaling stands pat in October
  - December 20, 2010 (PDF, 94.9 KB)
• United States: Leading indicator signals better days ahead
  - December 17, 2010 (PDF, 97.5 KB)
• United States: Housing starts edge up
  - December 16, 2010 (PDF, 96.9 KB)
• United States: Core inflation edges up from its low
  - December 15, 2010 (PDF, 96.2 KB)
• Canada: Manufacturers benefit from the rise by exports
  - December 15, 2010 (PDF, 97.4 KB)
• United States: The upswing by retail sales is confirmed
  - December 14, 2010 (PDF, 97.4 KB)
• Canada: Productivity ticks up
  - December 14, 2010 (PDF, 96.3 KB)
• United States – Canada: North American trade deficit shrinks
  - December 10, 2010 (PDF, 99.2 KB)
• Canada: Housing starts rebound more than expected
  - December 8, 2010 (PDF, 96.1 KB)
• United States: Once again, employment figures disappoint
  - December 3, 2010 (PDF, 97.2 KB)
• Canada: Employment expands and the unemployment rate falls significantly
  - December 3, 2010 (PDF, 94.8 KB)
• United States: The ISM ticks down
  - December 1, 2010 (PDF, 97.3 KB)
• Canada: Real GDP advances by just 1.0% in the third quarter
  - November 30, 2010 (PDF, 97.6 KB)
• Canada: Another record deficit for the current account balance
  - November 29, 2010 (PDF, 95.5 KB)
• United States: The indicators are not sending clear signals
  - November 24, 2010 (PDF, 93.1 KB)
• Canada: A second consecutive pullback by corporate operating profits
  - November 24, 2010 (PDF, 97.9 KB)
• United States: Home resales dip
  - November 23, 2010 (PDF, 94.5 KB)
• Canada: Inflation up more than forecast in October
  - November 23, 2010 (PDF, 96.6 KB)
• Canada: Retail sales continue to ascend
  - November 23, 2010 (PDF, 95.3 KB)
• Canada: Leading indicator back in positive territory and wholesale sales rise unexpectedly
  - November 18, 2010 (PDF, 94.7 KB)
• United States: Core inflation reaches an historic low and housing starts sink once again
  - November 17, 2010 (PDF, 95.7 KB)
• United States: Industrial production at a standstill
  - November 16, 2010 (PDF, 98.4 KB)
• Canada: A drop in exports pushes manufacturing sales down
  - November 16, 2010 (PDF, 94.9 KB)
• United States: Cars drive retail sales up considerably in October
  - November 15, 2010 (PDF, 98.0 KB)
• United States: A dip by imports makes the trade balance improve
  - November 10, 2010 (PDF, 94.2 KB)
• Canada: The deterioration of foreign trade will curb economic growth
  - November 10, 2010 (PDF, 93.5 KB)
• Canada: The slide by housing starts picks up speed
  - November 8, 2010 (PDF, 99.1 KB)
• United States: Better job creation at last
  - November 5, 2010 (PDF, 96.3 KB)
• Canada: Job creation falls short of expectations
  - November 5, 2010 (PDF, 95.4 KB)
• United States: Non-manufacturing ISM's second straight rise
  - November 3, 2010 (PDF, 98.4 KB)
• United States: ISM rebounds in October
  - November 1, 2010 (PDF, 95.6 KB)
• United States: Economic growth remained fairly slow this summer
  - October 29, 2010 (PDF, 97.8 KB)
• Canada: After a disappointing July, real GDP rebounds in August
  - October 29, 2010 (PDF, 98.0 KB)
• United States: Aviation drives new orders up
  - October 27, 2010 (PDF, 100 KB)
• United States: Consumer confidence makes a tepid advance
  - October 26, 2010 (PDF, 98.3 KB)
• United States: Home resales edge up
  - October 25, 2010 (PDF, 96.1 KB)
• Canada: Core inflation continues to stabilize
  - October 22, 2010 (PDF, 100 KB)
• Canada: Retail trade is growing again
  - October 22, 2010 (PDF, 94.5 KB)
• United States: Housing starts stabilize, but building permits tumble
  - October 19, 2010 (PDF, 95.5 KB)
• United States: First dip by industrial output in 15 months
  - October 18, 2010 (PDF, 96.9 KB)
• United States: Sales are up while inflation is down
  - October 15, 2010 (PDF, 96.4 KB)
• Canada: The manufacturing sector continues to improve
  - October 15, 2010 (PDF, 95.5 KB)
• United States: The trade balance deteriorates again
  - October 14, 2010 (PDF, 96.0 KB)
• Canada: International merchandise trade improves in August... but the trend remains downward
  - October 14, 2010 (PDF, 93.2 KB)
• United States: Once again, the public sector drags employment down
  - October 8, 2010 (PDF, 96.4 KB)
• Canada: Labour market shrinks as summer jobs wind down
  - October 8, 2010 (PDF, 95.0 KB)
• Canada: Housing starts slide again
  - October 8, 2010 (PDF, 94.9 KB)
• United States: Non-manufacturing ISM looks up
  - October 5, 2010 (PDF, 96.5 KB)
• United States: Consumption and income making gains
  - October 1, 2010 (PDF, 97.6 KB)
• United States: ISM manufacturing index starting to slip again
  - October 1, 2010 (PDF, 100 KB)
• Canada: Real GDP slips in July
  - September 30, 2010 (PDF, 97.4 KB)
• United States: Household confidence and home prices trending downward again
  - September 28, 2010 (PDF, 96.4 KB)
• United States: Excluding transportation, new orders are up
  - September 24, 2010 (PDF, 94.3 KB)
• Calm after the storm: Sales of existing homes ine the United States improve a bit
  - September 23, 2010 (PDF, 99.9 KB)
• Canada: Retail sales in July disappoint
  - September 22, 2010 (PDF, 92.4 KB)
• United States: Housing starts looking somewhat better
  - September 21, 2010 (PDF, 95.6 KB)
• Canada: Core inflation remains stable
  - September 21, 2010 (PDF, 93.0 KB)
• United States: According to the NBER, the recession officially ended in the summer of 2009, having lasted 18 months
  - September 20, 2010 (PDF, 98.9 KB)
• United States: Inflation remains moderate and confidence deteriorates
  - September 17, 2010 (PDF, 96.8 KB)
• United States: Industrial output advancing at a slower pace
  - September 15, 2010 (PDF, 97.0 KB)
• Canada: Difficulties in the U.S. drag down manufacturing sales
  - September 15, 2010 (PDF, 96.4 KB)
• United States: Retail sales tick up somewhat more than expected
  - September 14, 2010 (PDF, 96.2 KB)
• Canada: Decrease in productivity leads to loss of competitiveness
  - September 14, 2010 (PDF, 96.5 KB)
• Canada: Employment rebounds... but the labour market seems less robust
  - September 10, 2010 (PDF, 96.9 KB)
• United States: Trade gap narrows
  - September 9, 2010 (PDF, 95.0 KB)
• Canada: Housing starts continue to fall
  - September 9, 2010 (PDF, 95.7 KB)
• Canada: A record trade deficit
  - September 9, 2010 (PDF, 94.7 KB)
• United States: Employment beats expectations
  - September 3, 2010 (PDF, 96.3 KB)
• United States: The non-manufacturing ISM pulls back
  - September 3, 2010 (PDF, 97.0 KB)
• United States: A surprising increase in the ISM manufacturing index
  - September 1, 2010 (PDF, 95.7 KB)
• United States: Consumer confidence stabilizes
  - August 31, 2010 (PDF, 98.2 KB)
• Canada: Real GDP growth slows to 2.0% in the second quarter
  - August 31, 2010 (PDF, 95.5 KB)
• United States: Consumption rises but disposable income dips
  - August 30, 2010 (PDF, 97.5 KB)
• Canada: The current account starts to lose ground again
  - August 30, 2010 (PDF, 95.1 KB)
• United States: Downward revision of economic growth
  - August 27, 2010 (PDF, 92.1 KB)
• United States: New home sales hit a new low
  - August 25, 2010 (PDF, 100 KB)
• Canada: Earnings ran into problems in some industries
  - August 25, 2010 (PDF, 98.7 KB)
• The assistance is over: sales of existing homes plummet in the United States
  - August 24, 2010 (PDF, 102 KB)
• Canada: Lower prices put a damper on the value of retail sales
  - August 24, 2010 (PDF, 94.6 KB)
• Canada: Core inflation declines in July
  - August 20, 2010 (PDF, 92.1 KB)
• United States: Housing starts remain weak, but industrial output improves
  - August 17, 2010 (PDF, 95.3 KB)
• Canada: Manufacturing sales continue their slow rise
  - August 17, 2010 (PDF, 94.6 KB)
• Consumer prices and retail sales: More stale results for the U.S. economy
  - August 13, 2010 (PDF, 95.5 KB)
• The trade balance deteriorates in North America
  - August 11, 2010 (PDF, 93.8 KB)
• Canada: The dip by housing starts confirms real estate's shift
  - August 10, 2010 (PDF, 97.2 KB)
• United States: Private employment disappoints
  - August 6, 2010 (PDF, 95.4 KB)
• Canada: Job losses in July... but the trend remains largely positive
  - August 6, 2010 (PDF, 92.4 KB)
• United States: The ISM manufacturing index slips in July
  - August 2, 2010 (PDF, 98.4 KB)
• United States: Economic growth has slowed, but investment is impressive
  - July 30, 2010 (PDF, 98.0 KB)
• Soft Canadian real GDP growth in May: the forecast slowdown is materializing
  - July 30, 2010 (PDF, 96.7 KB)
• United States: Consumer confidence declines again but home prices edge back up
  - July 27, 2010 (PDF, 97.4 KB)
• Canada: Total inflation falls to 1.0%... but expect it to go up next month
  - July 23, 2010 (PDF, 94.6 KB)
• United States: Declines in the leading indicator and in sales of existing homes
  - July 22, 2010 (PDF, 102 KB)
• Canada: A second straight drop by retail sales
  - July 22, 2010 (PDF, 95.3 KB)
• United States: Housing starts continued their downturn in June
  - July 20, 2010 (PDF, 94.5 KB)
• United States: Inflation decelerates again
  - July 16, 2010 (PDF, 98.0 KB)
• United States: Manufacturing output declines
  - July 15, 2010 (PDF, 94.4 KB)
• Canada: Manufacturing sales rise again in May
  - July 15, 2010 (PDF, 98.0 KB)
• United States: Retail sales decline again
  - July 14, 2010 (PDF, 96.5 KB)
• United States – Canada: Trade picks up but balances deteriorate
  - July 13, 2010 (PDF, 94.1 KB)
• Canada: The labour market is building momentum
  - July 9, 2010 (PDF, 97.5 KB)
• United States: After three months of stagnation, the non-manufacturing ISM loses ground
  - July 6, 2010 (PDF, 99.6 KB)
• United States: census-taking drags down employment
  - July 2, 2010 (PDF, 94.5 KB)
• Canada: GDP disappoints in April
  - June 30, 2010 (PDF, 96.1 KB)
• United States: confidence slumps again
  - June 29, 2010 (PDF, 98.9 KB)
• United States: consumption gaining a bit of traction
  - June 28, 2010 (PDF, 97.7 KB)
• United States: The end of the tax credit program hits new home sales hard
  - June 23, 2010 (PDF, 95.3 KB)
• Canada: Retail sales stumble in April
  - June 23, 2010 (PDF, 95.2 KB)
• Core inflation in Canada stays near 2%: Key interest rates will rise further in July
  - June 22, 2010 (PDF, 96.4 KB)
• United States: energy once again fuels drop in CPI
  - June 17, 2010 (PDF, 99.0 KB)
• Canada: temporary weakness in wholesale trade
  - June 17, 2010 (PDF, 93.0 KB)
• United States: housing is already starting to pull back
  - June 16, 2010 (PDF, 97.6 KB)
• Canada: disappointing productivity growth
  - June 15, 2010 (PDF, 97.9 KB)
• United States: surprising drop in retail sales
  - June 11, 2010 (PDF, 97 KB)
• Canada: the industrial capacity utilization rate increases, spurred by the economic recovery
  - June 11, 2010 (PDF, 100 KB)
• United States – Canada: a sharp contraction in international trade at the start of spring
  - June 10, 2010 (PDF, 93.7 KB)
• Canada: a significant downturn in housing starts
  - June 8, 2010 (PDF, 94.6 KB)
• United States: the census obscures a disappointing performance by private employment
  - June 4, 2010 (PDF, 95.6 KB)
• Canada: conditions in the labour market are clearly improving
  - June 4, 2010 (PDF, 93.1 KB)
• United States: the ISM manufacturing index ticks down
  - June 1, 2010 (PDF, 97.0 KB)
• Canada: strongest economic growth since the end of 1999
  - May 31, 2010 (PDF, 94.7 KB)
• United States: consumption takes a break
  - May 28, 2010 (PDF, 97.3 KB)
• Canada: the increase in export prices prompts another improvement to the current account
  - May 28, 2010 (PDF, 95.0 KB)
• Canada: operating profits showing slower growth
  - May 27, 2010 (PDF, 96.4 KB)
• United States: last jump by home sales?
  - May 26, 2010 (PDF, 98.5 KB)
• United States: another solid improvement by consumer confidence
  - May 25, 2010 (PDF, 100 KB)
• Canada: consumer confidence improves in May
  - May 25, 2010 (PDF, 94.8 KB)
• Canada: inflation remains near the median target
  - May 21, 2010 (PDF, 97.3 KB)
• Canada: retail sales surprisingly strong in March
  - May 21, 2010 (PDF, 96.8 KB)
• United States: the leading indicator posts its first monthly retreat in a year
  - May 20, 2010 (PDF, 96.6 KB)
• United States: disinflation is entrenched
  - May 19, 2010 (PDF, 97.2 KB)
• Canada: wholesale sales rebound
  - May 19, 2010 (PDF, 95.9 KB)
• United States: the real estate market is still being boosted by the assistance program
  - May 18, 2010 (PDF, 94.0 KB)
• United States: retail sales keep rising
  - May 14, 2010 (PDF, 98.8 KB)
• Canada: manufacturing sales show another strong rise
  - May 14, 2010 (PDF, 98.4 KB)
• The trade balance deteriorates in both the United States and Canada
  - May 12, 2010 (PDF, 93.6 KB)
• Euro zone: growth is stronger than forecast ... but still fragile
  - May 12, 2010 (PDF, 94.3 KB)
• Canada: multi-unit causes another increase in housing starts
  - May 10, 2010 (PDF, 98.7 KB)
• United States: more strong job creation
  - May 7, 2010 (PDF, 95.3 KB)
• Canada: employment advancing much faster than expected
  - May 7, 2010 (PDF, 92.7 KB)
• Canada: building permits rebound sharply
  - May 6, 2010 (PDF, 99.8 KB)
• United States: the non-manufacturing ISM remains static at a high level
  - May 5, 2010 (PDF, 100 KB)
• United States: the manufacturing ISM continues to rise
  - May 3, 2010 (PDF, 97.8 KB)
• United States: real GDP decelerates, but domestic demand is doing better
  - April 30, 2010 (PDF, 98.3 KB)
• Real GDP by industry keeps growing in Canada: the first quarter could be very strong
  - April 30, 2010 (PDF, 97.7 KB)
• Canada: a larger real GDP contraction in resource provinces
  - April 28, 2010 (PDF, 95.1 KB)
• United States: consumer confidence improves more than forecast
  - April 27, 2010 (PDF, 99.8 KB)
• United States: new home sales rebound
  - April 23, 2010 (PDF, 92.8 KB)
• Canada: the annual inflation rate dips slightly
  - April 23, 2010 (PDF, 96.5 KB)
• Canada: auto sales push retail sales up
  - April 23, 2010 (PDF, 94.9 KB)
• United States: home sales rise, thanks to the tax credits
  - April 22, 2010 (PDF, 93.2 KB)
• Canada: sales by wholesalers dip
  - April 21, 2010 (PDF, 93.0 KB)
• United States: resumption of housing starts still weak
  - April 16, 2010 (PDF, 97.1 KB)
• Canada: modest increase in manufacturing sales in February
  - April 16, 2010 (PDF, 97.8 KB)
• United States: rebound in manufacturing production
  - April 15, 2010 (PDF, 96.2 KB)
• United States: good performance by retail sales
  - April 14, 2010 (PDF, 96.9 KB)
• United States: core price disinflation picks up speed
  - April 14, 2010 (PDF, 99.0 KB)
• United States: imports post strong growth
  - April 13, 2010 (PDF, 95.9 KB)
• Canada: exports benefit from the global economic recovery
  - April 13, 2010 (PDF, 94.8 KB)
• Canada: construction starts tick down in March
  - April 12, 2010 (PDF, 98.5 KB)
• Canada: business remains optimistic
  - April 12, 2010 (PDF, 96.0 KB)
• Canada: labour market continues to recover
  - April 9, 2010 (PDF, 94.8 KB)
• United States: ISM non-manufacturing index jumps
  - April 5, 2010 (PDF, 98.8 KB)
• United States: ISM manufacturing index at its highest since summer 2004
  - April 1, 2010 (PDF, 104 KB)
• Canada: real GDP by industry continues to advance
  - March 31, 2010 (PDF, 97.9 KB)
• United States: household confidence and home prices edge up
  - March 30, 2010 (PDF, 97.7 KB)
• United States: consumption is good but income and inflation remain weak
  - March 29, 2010 (PDF, 96.0 KB)
• United States: new home sales slide again, against all expectations
  - March 24, 2010 (PDF, 96.3 KB)
• United States: existing home sales dip in February
  - March 23, 2010 (PDF, 101 KB)
• The leading indicator keeps heading up in Canada: economic growth will stay fairly robust in the short term
  - March 23, 2010 (PDF, 102 KB)
• Canada: core inflation posts surprising increase
  - March 19, 2010 (PDF, 97.3 KB)
• United States: the slowdown of core inflation continues
  - March 18, 2010 (PDF, 96.0 KB)
• Canada: wholesale sales post sharpest increase since 2006
  - March 17, 2010 (PDF, 97.3 KB)
• Canada: productivity finally improves, and manufacturing sales rise sharply
  - March 16, 2010 (PDF, 98.0 KB)
• United States: industrial production pulls back in February
  - March 15, 2010 (PDF, 96.2 KB)
• United States: snowstorms failed to dampen retail sales
  - March 12, 2010 (PDF, 96.9 KB)
• Canada: labour market continues to recover, adding 20,900 jobs
  - March 12, 2010 (PDF, 95.4 KB)
• United States – Canada: a drop in imports improves trade balances
  - March 11, 2010 (PDF, 93.6 KB)
• Canada: again better-than-expected growth in housing starts
  - March 8, 2010 (PDF, 97.7 KB)
• United States: storms deal less of a blow to jobs than expected
  - March 5, 2010 (PDF, 93.9 KB)
• United States: a healthy increase in the non-manufacturing ISM
  - March 3, 2010 (PDF, 100 KB)
• United States: consumption off to a good start in 2010
  - March 1, 2010 (PDF, 96.6 KB)
• United States: the ISM manufacturing index dips slightly, but remains high
  - March 1, 2010 (PDF, 98.6 KB)
• Surge in the Canadian economic recovery: a 5.0% increase in the real GDP
  - March 1, 2010 (PDF, 95.7 KB)
• United States: resales fall once again
  - February 26, 2010 (PDF, 93.4 KB)
• Canada: the current account improves thanks to goods exports
  - February 26, 2010 (PDF, 96.6 KB)
• Investment outlook in Canada: a turnaround is in store for 2010
  - February 26, 2010 (PDF, 94.5 KB)
• United States: new homes sales reach new low
  - February 24, 2010 (PDF, 92.6 KB)
• Canada: corporate profits continue to recover
  - February 24, 2010 (PDF, 97.6 KB)
• United States: downturn in consumer confidence
  - February 23, 2010 (PDF, 95.7 KB)
• United States: inflation weaker than forecast
  - February 19, 2010 (PDF, 94.0 KB)
• Canada: increase in retail sales confirms that economic growth accelerated last fall
  - February 19, 2010 (PDF, 94.7 KB)
• Canada: the annual inflation rate rises again... but will flag soon
  - February 18, 2010 (PDF, 96.5 KB)
• United States: the U.S. economy gets 2010 off on the right foot
  - February 17, 2010 (PDF, 97.2 KB)
• Canada: manufacturing sales advance again
  - February 16, 2010 (PDF, 97.4 KB)
• United States: retail sales start 2010 on the rise
  - February 12, 2010 (PDF, 96.9 KB)
• United States: the trade balance continues its recent deterioration trend
  - February 10, 2010 (PDF, 93.9 KB)
• Canada: foreign trade made a positive contribution to growth last fall
  - February 10, 2010 (PDF, 95.1 KB)
• Canada: housing starts keep rising
  - February 8, 2010 (PDF, 94.7 KB)
• United States: employment declines once more, while revisions further darken the picture
  - February 5, 2010 (PDF, 95.4 KB)
• Canada: 2010 starts with a big jump in employment
  - February 5, 2010 (PDF, 92.8 KB)
• United States: tepid rise by the non-manufacturing ISM
  - February 3, 2010 (PDF, 101 KB)
• United States: the ISM manufacturing index at its highest since 2004
  - February 1, 2010 (PDF, 102 KB)
• United States: real GDP growth stronger than forecast: 5.7%
  - January 29, 2010 (PDF, 98.5 KB)
• Canada: the advance by the real GDP by industry suggests faster growth in Q4 2009
  - January 29, 2010 (PDF, 98.0 KB)
• United States: consumer confidence and home prices rise more than forecast
  - January 26, 2010 (PDF, 93.2 KB)
• United States: resales plunge
  - January 25, 2010 (PDF, 95.9 KB)
• Canada: retail sales stumble in November
  - January 22, 2010 (PDF, 87.5 KB)
• China managed to avoid the global crisis
  - January 21, 2010 (PDF, 96.5 KB)
• United States: housing starts retreat again
  - January 20, 2010 (PDF, 95.4 KB)
• Canada: total inflation just 0.3% for 2009
  - January 20, 2010 (PDF, 96.2 KB)
• Canada: manufacturing sales show sluggish growth in November
  - January 20, 2010 (PDF, 93.7 KB)
• United States: soft price growth and drop in manufacturing activity
  - January 15, 2010 (PDF, 97.9 KB)
• Canada: the pullback by auto sales eats into the last few months' gains
  - January 15, 2010 (PDF, 96.1 KB)
• United States: the Holiday season ended on a sour note
  - January 14, 2010 (PDF, 96.1 KB)
• United States – Canada: trade balances deteriorate more than forecast
  - January 12, 2010 (PDF, 95.5 KB)
• Canada: housing starts rise more than expected
  - January 11, 2010 (PDF, 96.0 KB)
• Canada: businesses remain optimistic while credit conditions begin to ease
  - January 11, 2010 (PDF, 94.0 KB)
• United States: employment pulls back after November's slight growth
  - January 8, 2010 (PDF, 95.9 KB)
• Canada: 239,700 jobs lost in 2009
  - January 8, 2010 (PDF, 93.6 KB)
• United States: business confidence keeps rising
  - January 6, 2010 (PDF, 94.6 KB)