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Chapter 7
Page 174, Question #1:
REPLACE:
On Statistics Canada’s website (www.statcan.ca) go to the Canadian Statistics
section and find the following statistics for the past five years:
 unemployment rate: (Click on, in sequence, Canadian Statistics >
Tables by subject >Labour > Unemployment > Labour Force
Characteristics).
 inflation rate: (Click on, in sequence, Canadian Statistics > Tables by
subject > Prices and price indexes > Consumer price index >
Consumer price index, historical summary)
 interest rates: (Click on, in sequence, Canadian Statistics > Tables by
subject > Government > Monetary authorities > Exchange rates,
interest rates, money supply and stock prices)
WITH:
On Statistics Canada’s website (www.statcan.ca), find the following statistics for
the past five years:
 unemployment rate: Under Find Statistics, select Summary Tables, then
search for Unemployment rate, and click on Labour force characteristics.
 Inflation rate: Under Find Statistics, select Summary Tables, then search
for Consumer price index, historical summary.
 interest rates: Under Find Statistics, select Summary Tables, then search
for Interest rates.
Chapter 7
Page 196, Question #5(b):
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(b)
Has the rate of inflation stayed below 3 percent per year since 1993? To
check, visit www.statcan.ca and click on, in sequence, Canadian Statistics
> Tables by subject > Prices and price indexes > Inflation > Consumer
Price Index, historical summary.
WITH:
(b)
Has the rate of inflation stayed below 3 percent per year since 1993? To
check, visit www.statcan.ca and under Find Statistics, select Summary
Tables, then search for Consumer price index, historical summary.
Page 196, Question #8:
REPLACE:
 Unemployment rate: (Click on, in sequence, Canadian Statistics > Tables
by subject >Labour > Unemployment > Labour Force Characteristics).
 Inflation rate : (Click on, in sequence, Canadian Statistics > Tables by
subject > Prices and price indexes > Consumer price index > Consumer
price index, historical summary)
 Trends in demand: (Click on, in sequence, Canadian Statistics > Tables
by subject > National Accounts > Gross domestic product > Gross
domestic product, expenditure-based).
WITH:
 Unemployment rate: Under Find Statistics, select Summary Tables, then
search for Unemployment rate, and click on Labour force characteristics.
 Inflation rate: Under Find Statistics, select Summary Tables, then search
for Consumer price index, historical summary.
 Trends in demand: Under Find Statistics, select Summary Tables, then
search for Gross domestic product, expenditure-based.
Page 201, Question #1:
REPLACE:
On Statistics Canada’s website (www.statcan.ca) go to the Canadian Statistics
section (Click on, in sequence, Canadian Statistics > Tables by subject >Labour
> Labour Force Characteristics > Labour Force Characteristics) and find the
unemployment rate and the employment rate (labelled “Employment to
population ratio” on that site) for the past two or three years.
WITH:
On Statistics Canada’s website (www.statcan.ca), under Find Statistics, select
Summary Tables, then search for Labour force characteristics and find the
unemployment rate and the employment rate (labelled “Employment to
population ratio” on that site) for the past two or three years.
Page 201, Question #2:
REPLACE:
On Statistics Canada’s website (www.statcan.ca) go to the Canadian Statistics
section. For recent changes in the federal government’s debt, click on, in
sequence, Canadian Statistics > Tables by subject > Government > Federal
government > Federal government debt. For GDP statistics, click on, in
sequence, Canadian Statistics > Tables by subject > National accounts > Gross
domestic product > Gross domestic product, expenditure-based.
WITH:
For recent changes in the federal government’s debt, visit Statistics Canada’s
website (www.statcan.ca), and under Find Statistics, select Summary Tables and
search for Federal government debt, then click on Federal government net
financial debt. For GDP statistics, select Summary Tables and search for Gross
domestic product, then click on Gross domestic product, expenditure-based.