"The incident marks the second time this year that Statistics Canada has issued bogus data.
On Jan. 12, the agency released trade figures for November that showed a precipitous drop in U.S. imports to Canada, a potential sign of recession. The unexpected numbers sparked a short-term rise in the loonie of up to 1.6 cents.
Statistics Canada issued a retraction Jan. 31 after it discovered that the Canada Border Services Agency had supplied erroneous numbers. Internal documents show that the problem was compounded by miscommunication between the two agencies. "
Posted on: 01-08-05 13:41:05
