Economic Indicators

Labour Market

JAN 2026

Employment

95,500


Persons

1.6% Y/Y

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JAN 2026

Participation Rate

66.5%


0.0% Y/Y

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NOV 2025

Avg Weekly Earnings

$1,152


Weekly

5.6% Y/Y

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SEP 2025

Labour Income

458.4M


1.3% Y/Y

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JAN 2026

Unemployment

7.6%


0.3% Y/Y

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NOV 2025

EI Beneficiaries

9,380


8.6% Y/Y

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Economic

2024

GDP

8.48B


Chained ’17 $

3.8% Y/Y

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2024

Productivity

$46.40


$/hr

1.1% Y/Y

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OCT 2025

International Exports

$245.8M


2.6% Y/Y

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2024

Trade Balance

-$1,284M


1.0% Y/Y

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Demographic

Q4 2025

Population

182,508


Persons

0.9% Y/Y

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2025

Working Age

119,218


Persons

1.4% Y/Y

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2025

Median Age

41.0


Years

0.1 yrs Y/Y

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Q3 2025

International

-408


Persons

Y/Y

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Q3 2025

Interprovincial

258


Persons

Y/Y

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Q4 2025

NPR Population

11,044


Persons

1826 Y/Y

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Industry

NOV 2025

Motor Vehicle Sales

671 Units


2.6% Y/Y

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DEC 2025

CPI

168.1


2.8% Y/Y

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NOV 2025

Retail Trade

$307.9M


7.3% Y/Y

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NOV 2025

Wholesale Trade

113.8M


5.5% Y/Y

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NOV 2025

Manufacturing Sales

366.1M


17.6% Y/Y

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Agriculture

2024

Net Farm Income

$110.3M


45.1% Y/Y

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Q3 2025

Farm Cash Receipts

$210.0M


2.2% Y/Y

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2024

Lobster Landed Value

$358.4M


7.0% Y/Y

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Construction

Q4 2025

Housing Starts

318


New units

39 Y/Y

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DEC 2025

Building Permits

$24.8M


56.1%Y/Y

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OCT 2025

Vacancy Rate

2.1%


1.3% Y/Y

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2025

Total Investment

$1,291.0M


1.3% Y/Y

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NOV 2025

Residential

$86.9M


16.6% Y/Y

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NOV 2025

Non-residential

$22.4M


15.2% Y/Y

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Tourism

AUG 2025

Overnight Stays

286.5


x 1,000 units

8.7% Y/Y

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NOV 2025

Food & Drink Receipts

$38.9M


6.8% Y/Y

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