Pulse of the Canadian Economy

Canadian Economy updates

The above link shows information of Canada's current economic situation.

	Population 3rd quarter 2008 33,311,389 Unemployment rate September 2008 6.1 % Inflation rate August 2008 3.5 % Real GDP July 2008, % change 0.7 % Exports 2nd quarter 2008, % change -1.5 % Imports 2nd quarter 2008, % change 0.6 % Exchange rate September 2008 - $CAN buys US$ 0.9449 Prime interest rate September 2008 4.75 % S&P/TSX Composite Index September 2008 (1975=1000) 11,752.90 Federal debt 2008 - $ millions 457,637.0 Retail sales July 2008 , % change 0.1 % Housing starts September 2008,thousands 217.6 Composite leading indicator August 2008, % change 0.2 % Last modified: 2008-10-10 Source: Statistics Canada