This release provides a range of up-to-date economic and financial
data, including production and shipments for British Columbia's
major industries, consumer price index, incorporations and bankruptcies,
retail sales, wages, unemployment, work stoppages, stock prices,
interest rates, building permits, house prices, transportation,
tourism, etc. Each issue contains a feature article on a subject
of general interest relating to the provincial economy.
Selected Feature Articles From Previous Issues |
2009 |
| Sep | Most Economic Indicators Remain Weak in Second Quarter |
| Aug | The Aboriginal Population of B.C.: Highlights from the Statistical Profiles of Aboriginal Peoples in B.C. |
| Jul | Tourism Sector Grows, But at a Slower Pace in 2008 |
| Jun | Labour Market Outcomes of Young British Columbians |
| May | Employment Income in British Columbia, 2005 |
| Apr | Economy shrinks in 2008 as BC feels effect of global slowdown |
| Mar | Local Area Economic Dependencies: 2006 |
| Feb | British Columbia's Provincial Electoral Districts Revealed |
| Jan | British Columbia's Public Sector Employment |
2008 |
| Dec | British Columbia's Economy: Then and Now |
| Nov | High Hopes for High Tech: BC's High Technology Sector in 2007 |
| Oct | Small Business in BC Continues to Prosper |
| Sep | Housing Affordability in British Columbia |
| Aug | B.C.'s Occupational Mix: Changes Since 2001 |
| Jul | Linking Engagement to Productivity in the BC Public service Work Environment |
| Jun | Labour Productivity: BC's Achilles Heel? |
| May | Going the Distance: Commuting Patterns in BC |
| Apr | Steady Growth in 2007 Despite Slowdown in Goods Sector |
| Mar | Made in B.C. |
| Feb | The Aboriginal Population in BC and Recent Trends in Off-Reserve Aboriginal Labour Force Participation |
| Jan | Trends in BC's Tourism Sector |
2007 |
| Dec | Children in BC Families |
| Nov | BC's High Technology Sector in Context |
| Oct | Small Business Continues to Thrive in BC |
| Sep | Hollywood Cries "Blame Canada" Again |
| Aug | British Columbia's Public Sector |
| Jul | Ageing of the British Columbia Population |
| Jun | British Columbia's Labour Force and Participation Rate Projections to 2031 |
| May | Inputs and Outputs of BC's High Technology Sector |
| Apr | 2006 another good year for BC economy |
| Mar | To Work or Not to Work: Participating in the Labour Force |
| Feb | 2006 in Review: A Look at Some Key Economic Indicators |
| Jan | The Dynamics of Population Ageing in B.C. — A Pig in a Python? |
2006 |
| Dec | Municipal Population Estimates, 2006 |
| Nov | B.C.'s Construction Industry Since 1990 |
| Oct | Small Business Continues to Expand in B.C. |
| Sep | Mountain Pine Beetle-Mania |
| Aug | British Columbia's Tourism Sector Picks Up Speed in 2005 |
| Jul | British Columbia Population Projections |
| Jun | Roll the Credits for BC's Film and TV Sector |
| May | Economy Remains Robust in 2005 |
| Apr | Citizens First 4: What British Columbians and Other Canadians Say About Government Services |
| Mar | Migration and Housing Demand |
| Feb | Household Spending Patterns in British Columbia Reflect New Consumer Lifestyles |
| Jan | BC's High Technology Sector |
2005 |
| Dec | Skilled Worker Immigrants to British Columbia |
| Nov | Municipal Population Estimates, 2005 |
| Oct | Small Business Plays a Large Role in BC's Economy |
| Sep | Probing the Productivity Puzzle |
| Aug | Skiing in Whistler |
| Jul | British Columbia Population Projections |
| Jun | BC's Economy Picks Up Speed in 2004 |
| May | High Technology's Rebound |
| Apr | Provincial Electoral Districts: All Politics is Local |
| Mar | Researching Your Business: Information Resources Guide to Business Planning |
| Feb | The Impact of Upcoming Retirements on the BC Labour Supply |
| Jan | What's Been Happening to Public Sector Employment? |
2004 |
| Dec | Lumber Dispute Big Issue for Small Business |
| Nov | Global Offshoring: Boon or Bust for Canada? |
| Oct | Small Businesses in BC Continued to Increase in 2003 |
| Sep | Made in B.C. |
| Aug | Federal Spending in the Provinces: Who Benefits, Who Pays? |
| Jul | Meeting the Costs: Post-Secondary Student Funding and Debt |
| Jun | A Century of Government: Provincial Revenues and Public Policy in BC, 1901-2003 |
| May | BC's Tourism Sector: Navigating Through Stormy Waters |
| Apr | BC's Economy Stays on Course in 2003 |
| Mar | The U.S. High Technology Sector |
| Feb | Is Canada the Best Country in which to Invest? |
| Jan | What Drives the Economies of B.C.'s Heartland? |
2003 |
| Dec | High Technology Update--Third Quarter 2003 |
| Nov | Profile of Small Business in British Columbia, 2002 |
| Oct | Is the Grass Really Greener on the Other Side of the Rockies? |
| Sep | Lean and Leaner |
| Aug | Regional Outlook - North Coast |
| Jul | Moonlighting in British Columbia |
| Jun | The Productivity Puzzle -- BC's Achilles Heel |
| May | Rising Log Exports Fuel Controvery |
| Apr | Is the provincial public sector shrinking? |
| Mar | B.C. Migration: Outlook for 2003 |
| Feb | Changing course: drivers wanted |
| Jan | BC's Tourism Sector Struggles Through 2001 |
2002 |
| Dec | High Technology Input Indicators |
| Nov | Trade in High Technology Goods and Services |
| Oct | Profile of Small Business in British Columbia, 2001 |
| Sep | How big is British Columbia's public sector? |
| Aug | Regional Outlook -- Vancouver Island/Coast |
| Jul | Have we become a spendthrift society? |
| Jun | We're not out of the woods yet, but things may be looking up |
| May | Projected Impact of the Softwood Lumber Dispute |
| Apr | B.C. Migration Outlook for 2002 |
| Mar | Canada and U.S. in Food Fight Over Tomatoes |
| Feb | Is "Runaway" Film Production in Canada Harming the U.S. Industry? |
| Jan | Update on High Technology Input Indicators |
2001 |
| Dec | We're Not Out of the Woods Yet - II |
| Nov | BC's economy during the 1990s |
| Oct | Small Business On-Line |
| Sep | The High Tech Sector |
| Aug | The Tourism Sector |
| Jul | Which BC Industries Qualify as High Tech? |
| Jun | Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| May | We're Not out of the Woods Yet! |
| Apr | The New Economy |
| Mar | The British Columbia Input Output Model |
| Feb | An introduction to BC's economy |
| Jan | Municipal Population Estimates 2000 |
2000 |
| Dec | Western Hemisphere Trade Agreement |
| Nov | The Tourism Sector: GDP & Employment |
| Oct | Evolution of the BC Labour Force |
| Sep | British Columbia's Aquaculture Industry |
| Aug | Sport fishing in British Columbia |
| Jul | The High-Technology Sector in B.C: 1988-1999 |
| Jun | High Technology Input Indicators, the 1990s |
| May | An Overview of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector in BC |
| Apr | Migration Outlook for 2000 |
| Mar | International Traveller Entries in the Nineties |
| Feb | Update on High-Technology Startups, 1994-1998 |
| Jan | The Lifecycle of High Technology Firms, 1991-95 |
1999 |
| Dec | BC's Economic Performance in the 1990s |
| Nov | Consumer Price Changes in the 1990s--What's Rising Fastest? |
| Oct | High Tech Jobs in the Low Tech Sector? |
| Sep | BC's Transportation Industry--Moving Right Along |
| Aug | High Tech Jobs in High Tech Sector? |
| Jul | What Drives the Economies of BC's Rural Communities |
| Jun | BC Unions Facing New Challenges from Secure Footing |
| May | The Tourism Sector: GDP and Employment |
| Apr | Measuring Employment in the Public Sector |
| Mar | BC Export Reliance on US Market Highest since Early 1960s |
| Feb | Agriculture--From Dairy to Ginseng |
| Jan | Direct Tourism Employment |
1998 |
| Dec | British Columbia Part-Time Employment Highest in Canada |
| Nov | British Columbia's Changing Industrial Structure |
| Oct | NAICS: Canada's New Industrial Coding System |
| Sep | What's Behind BC's Low Inflation Rate? |
| Aug | High Technology Sector in B.C. 1988-1996 |
| Jul | Almost 30 Per Cent of BC Have Housing Affordability Problems |
| Jun | Ski Resorts on Track for Future Growth |
| May | Economic Growth in 1997 |
| Apr | Tourism Related Employment |
| Mar | Are British Columbians Better Off Now than in 1981? |
| Feb | Public Sector Employment |
| Jan | Long-Term Trends in British Columbia's Economy |
1997 |
| Dec | BC's Labour Market--The New Reality |
| Nov | Tourism GDP (1996) |
| Oct | APEC--What does it mean to B.C. |
| Sep | Is the Canadian Job Market Being Down-Sized in the 1990s? |
| Aug | Sub-provincial Employment Outlook for B.C. |
| Jul | Regional Population Projections (P22) |
| Jun | The British Columbia High Technology Sector 1988-1995 |
| May | Measurement Bias in the CPI (reprint from Dec CPI) |
| Apr | Migration Outlook for 1997 |
| Mar | The Genuine Progress Indicator: A Better Measure of Progress? |
| Feb | Have Income Redistribution Programs Been Working? Yes and No... |
| Jan | Highlights from B.C. Economic Accounts, 1986-1995 |
1996 |
| Dec | Bankruptcies Rise with Self-employment & Mounting Consumer Debt |
| Nov | British Columbia Then And Now |
| Oct | The Role of Small Business in B.C.'s Emerging Industries |
| Sep | Manufacturing in British Columbia |
| Aug | British Columbia Highlights from the Youth Smoking Survey |
| Jul | Small Business Job Creation |
| Jun | Payroll Taxes |
| May | Low Income Rates Among Children |
| Apr | The British Columbia High Technology Sector, 1984-1994 |
| Mar | Automotive Industry Emerging as an Important Exporter |
| Feb | BC's Forest Sector--An Overview |
| Jan | Examining Change Within the Composition of Corporate Control |
1995 |
| Dec | The British Columbia Economic Accounts, 1984-1994 |
| Nov | British Columbia Service Exports Expand Internationally and Interprovincially |
| Oct | Far Eastern Markets Beckon British Columbia Exporters |
| Sep | Profile of Gamblers in British Columbia |
| Aug | Unemployment Insurance and Frequent Use |
| Jul | The Key to Success in Small Firms is Innovation |
| Jun | Defining the High Technology/Knowledge Sector in British Columbia |
| May | B.C. Migration Outlook for 1995 |
| Apr | An Overview of the British Columbia Economy |
| Mar | Manufacturing in British Columbia |
| Feb | Tourism in British Columbia |
| Jan | Spending Patterns of Households in British Columbia, 1962-1992 |
1994 |
| Dec | Personal Income and Savings Rates |
| Nov | Labour Force Participation Rates |
| Oct | A Second Look at Manufacturing |
| Sep | The Size of the Underground Economy |
| Aug | British Columbia Core Consumer Price Index |
| Jul | Japanese Log Imports & the International Trade of Coniferous Solid Wood Commodities |
| Jun | Celebrating a Century of Service |
| May | Manufacturing in British Columbia |
| Apr | So, Where's the Growth? |
| Mar | British Columbia Consumer Spending |
| Feb | Economic Indicators for 1993 |
| Jan | Interprovincial Trade |
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