Monday, December 20, 2004Released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time Major releases Wholesale trade, October 2004 Wholesale sales roses slightly in October (+0.2%), after a steep drop in September (-1.8%). However, inventories rose sharply for a second consecutive month (+1.1%). Productivity growth by industry, 1997 to 2003 Despite a difficult economic environment since 2000, labour productivity growth from 2000 to 2003 was similar on average to its performance over the last business cycle (1988 to 2000) and it represented the main source of growth of real GDP per capita. Services industries have generated the bulk of these productivity gains. Other releases Finances of the federal, provincial and territorial government business enterprises, fiscal year ended nearest to December 31, 2003 (federal enterprises) and December 31, 2002 (provincial and territorial enterprises) Employer pension plans (trusteed pension funds), second quarter 2004 Steel primary forms, weekly data, week ending December 11, 2004 Steel pipe and tubing, October 2004 Featured product Perspectives on Labour and Income, winter 2004 New products
