Saskatchewan At-a-Glance (2008 statistics)

Population up 1.5% to 1.02million
Employment up 2.2%
Numbers of self-employed up 0.5%
The average hourly wage rate up 7.0%
Gross Retail Sales up 10.5%
Saskatchewan’s Rate of Inflation up 3.3%
Value of Merchandise Exports – up 61%
Value of Manufactured Products up 18%

Source:
Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce,Action magazine, Vol.2/Issue 2, March 2009.

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