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  Population
Mar 18, 2026
 
  GDP
Nov 2025
 
  Investment
Feb 2026
 
  Consumer Price Index
Mar 16, 2026
 
  Labour Force Survey
Mar 6, 2026
 
  Avg. Weekly Earnings
Feb 26, 2026
 
  Retail Trade
Mar 20, 2026
 
  Wholesale Trade
Mar 12, 2026
 
       
Population
45,848
Oct 2025
 
GDP ($2012 millions chained, in basic prices)
4,153
2024
 
Current Inflation Rate (12-month moving avg.)
2.2%
Jan 2026
 
Employment Rate
62.9%
Jan 2026
 
Average Weekly Earnings ($)
1,728
Nov 2025
 
Retail Trade (change from previous year)
-5.9%
Dec 2025
 
Wholesale Trade (change from previous year)
-18.2%
Dec 2025
 


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What's New

Consumer Price Index - January 2026 (02/17/2026)
Information released today by Statistics Canada indicates the Yellowknife All-Items Consumer Price Index in January rose by 1.7% compared to one year ago. By comparison, annual prices increased by 2.3% for Canada, 1.8% for Edmonton, 3.2% for Whitehorse, and 1.5% for Iqaluit.
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Labour Force Survey Highlights - January (02/06/2026)
According to Labour Force Survey (LFS) results released today by Statistics Canada, the Northwest Territories’ (NWT) seasonally unadjusted employment rate was 62.9% in January 2026, unchanged from the previous two months and the lowest recorded for January since 2001. In recent months, the NWT’s employment rate has shifted closer to the national level, standing 2.4 percentage points higher in January, compared with a long‑term average gap of 7.9 points.
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Northwest Territories Population - October 2025 (12/18/2025)
On October 1, 2025 Statistics Canada estimated that 45,848 people were living in the Northwest Territories. Between October 1, 2024 and October 1, 2025, the population in the Northwest Territories increased by 328 persons (+0.7%).
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