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Recent releases from The Daily

May 8, 2009
Labour Force Survey, April 2009 
Employment grew by 36,000 in April, the result of an increase in self-employment. Despite this increase, overall employment has fallen by 321,000 since the peak in October 2008. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.0% in April, remaining at its highest level in seven years, with the growth in employment coinciding with an increase in the labour force.

May 8, 2009
Stocks of grain, as of March 31, 2009
Total stocks of all major grains and oilseeds on March 31 were higher compared with the same day in 2008, with records set for canola and dry field peas.

May 6, 2009
Building permits, March 2009
Contractors took out $4.5 billion in building permits in March, up 23.5% from February, halting five consecutive monthly declines. March's increase came mainly from the non-residential sector in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta.

April 30, 2009
Gross domestic product by industry, February 2009
Real gross domestic product edged down 0.1% in February. Economic activity has declined by 2.4% since October 2008.

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