Monthly Economic Indicators for British Columbia: Trade, US Housing, and Hotel Occupancy

Economic Indicators Application Data provides monthly international trade exports from British Columbia, broken down by commodity and destination, along with US housing starts and hotel occupancy rates. The dataset is uploaded monthly by the Government of British Columbia and was last accessed in March 2026. Sources include Statistics Canada, the U.S. Census Bureau, and CBRE Hotels.

Use Cases

• Forecasting regional economic health based on monthly trade export volumes and destinations.
• Analyzing correlations between US housing starts and British Columbia's economic indicators.
• Modeling tourism sector trends using monthly hotel occupancy rate data.
• Tracking commodity-specific export performance over time.

Strengths

• Data is updated monthly, providing regular time-series updates.
• Integrates three distinct economic indicators from authoritative sources like Statistics Canada and the U.S. Census Bureau.
• Exports are broken down by both commodity and destination, offering granular detail.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government of British Columbia, BC Stats, Statistics Canada, U.S. Census Bureau, CBRE Hotels.

Collection Method

Monthly uploads of compiled data from official sources.

Time Range

Monthly time-series data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 17:01:32.161664; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Primary focus on British Columbia, Canada, with US housing starts data and international trade destinations.