Government of Yukon

Economics

Economic Tools

External Tools

Business and Economic Research Branch

Business and Economic Research Branch provides research, analysis and reports to support a broad understanding of the economy and the assessment of its impacts on Yukon's fiscal position, budgetary projections and financial decision making.

What's New

Inflation Calculator has been upgraded and updated with 2011 CPI data
Yukon Economic Outlook 2011 Update - French Translation is now available for download.
Yukon Economic Outlook 2011 - Update is now available online.
Yukon Economic Outlook 2011 French Translation is now available for download.
Yukon Economic Outlook 2011 is now available online.
2007P Input - Output Multiplier based economic impact calculator is now available using preliminary 2007 Yukon Input-Output multipliers.
Yukon Economic Update 2010 is now available online.
Yukon Economic Update 2010 French Translation is now available online.

Yukon Economic Indicators at a Glance

Unemployment Rate: 7.9 per cent (April 2012)
Population: 35,944 (March 2012)
Inflation Rate: 2.6 per cent (April 2012)
Retail Sales: $43.8 million (February 2011)
Wholesale Sales: $9.0 million (February 2011)
Value of Building Permits: $2.4 million (March 2012)
Housing Sales: $59.8 million (Quarter 4 - 2011)
Average House Selling Price (Whitehorse): $432,600 (Quarter 4 - 2011)
Median Rent (Whitehorse): $825 (March 2012)
Vacancy Rate (Whitehorse): 1.3 per cent (March 2012)
Tourism - Border Crossings: 9,258 (March 2012)

For more details, please visit our Economic Statistics Page.

To contact the Business and Economic Research Branch please email economics@gov.yk.ca