Dissemination Division (72800)

Preliminary quarterly data on adult criminal court and youth court for the second quarter of 2024/2025 are now available.

Retail sales increased 0.9% to $66.4 billion in July. Sales were up in seven of nine subsectors, led by increases at motor vehicle and parts dealers.

Core retail sales—which exclude gasoline stations and fuel vendors and motor vehicle and parts dealers—were up 0.6% in July.

In volume terms, retail sales increased 1.0% in July.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) edged up 0.1% in September, after remaining essentially unchanged in August.

Services-producing industries rose 0.2% in September, in large part driven by increases in the retail and wholesale trade sectors. This was the fourth consecutive month where the services-producing industries increased. Goods-producing industries contracted 0.3% in September, as the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction and the manufacturing sectors contracted in the month. Goods-producing industries were down for a second month in a row. Overall, 11 of 20 sectors expanded in September.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 0.3% in October, following a 0.2% increase in September.

Retail sales increased 0.6% to $67.6 billion in October. Sales were up in five of nine subsectors and were led by increases at motor vehicle and parts dealers.