Majority of Canadian businesses still see rising inflation as obstacle, according to a StatsCan survey
Consumer spending “continued to sputter” as economic growth weakened
HELOC balances decline, cooling credit card and mortgage growth
Energy price increases drove raw materials, industrial prices up
Canadian investors bought foreign bonds, driving outflows in the month
Wholesale sales of selected products down 2.8% to $80.5 billion in June, with ag products leading way with 19.4% drop
Increase in residential permit activity ends three straight quarterly declines
Reducing hours and stress could entice older workers to stay employed, survey finds
StatsCan finds fraud to be widespread, rarely reported to police
Annual mortgage debt growth slowest since 2011, StatsCan says