By Paul VieiraOTTAWA--Statistics Canada says it plans to curtail the number of lockups it holds for media outlets to review market-moving economic indicators, reserving them for only top-tier data. A data agency spokesman said it would still hold lockups for data releases related to employment, inflation, gross domestic product, retail sales and international trade. Results from all other indicators would be published on the Statistics Canada web site at 8:30 a.m. The U.S. Labor Department in June 2020 discontinued all media lockups, saying the move ensured "equitable and timely dissemination" of economic data. The change in Statistics Canada policy was earlier reported by Bloomberg.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 31, 2024 21:57 UTC