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View the Archive..June 19, 2026RETAIL TRADE, APRIL 2026 Monthly (seasonally adjusted, April 2026 vs March 2026)
In Nova Scotia retail trade increased 0.7% to $1.99 billion. Nationally, retail trade rose 0.5% to $73.03 billion. Six provinces reported increasing retail trade, led by Alberta. The fastest decline was in Manitoba. &nb...
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June 19, 2026JAPAN CPI INFLATION, MAY 2026 Year-over-year (May 2026 vs May 2025)
Japan’s inflation (all items, year-over-year growth in consumer price index) was 1.5% in May 2026, up from 1.3% in April. Japan's underlying inflation (all items excluding fresh food and energy) was 1.8%, down from 1.9% the previous month.
Japan's energy prices were down 2.5% in May 2026 ...
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June 18, 2026EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, APRIL 2026 Monthly (April vs March 2026, seasonally adjusted regular beneficiaries)
In April 2026, there were 20,770 Nova Scotians in receipt of regular employment insurance benefits (seasonally adjusted). Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted regular employment insurance usage decreased by 890 (-4.1%) from revised March results.
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June 18, 2026CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 2026 BASKET UPDATE BACKGROUND
Statistics Canada has released their regular update for Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket weights and composition, available here. The updated basket weights will be used with the release of May 2026 CPI on June 22, 2026.
CPI basket quantities are fixed to the reference period of the basket weights which are used to estimate consumer expenditures f...
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June 18, 2026BANK OF ENGLAND MONETARY POLICY The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England voted to maintain the Bank Rate at 3.75% in their June meeting.
The conflict in the Middle East has created significant global energy price uncertainty, which cannot be addressed via monetary policy. However, policy will be set to ensure that economic adjustments to higher energy prices do not occur in a way that jeopardizes the 2% inflation target. The measures required to achieve this will depend on the scale and durati...
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