WASHINGTON - The demonstrated bravery and resolve of the nearly 3,000 Canadian forces serving in Afghanistan reflects the commitment necessary to achieve success there, the commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan said in the Canadian capital yesterday.
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Wholesale sales in current dollars edged up 0.3% to $41.1 billion in October, the fourth increase in five months. In terms of the volume of sales, wholesale sales were up 0.4%.
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On average, each Canadian household spent $71,360 in 2008, up 2.0% from 2007. This was slightly below the rate of inflation of 2.3% as measured by the Consumer Price Index.
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Canadian securities continued to draw significant foreign investment in October. Non-residents acquired $5.8 billion during the month, mainly federal government bonds
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Consumer prices rose 1.0% in the 12 months to November, following a 0.1% increase in October.
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A beauty contest which saw several girls from 17 Arab countries attended was staged in the Egyptian capital Cairo. All the 17 Arab countries presented the most beautiful winner from their country.
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The vehicles that ferry to Somalia also transport young girls and women for purposes of human trafficking, a Kenyan NGO revealed.
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Somali pirates have hijacked an Indian vessel off the coast of Somalia, Xinhua reported on Monday. Andrew Mwangura, the East African Coordinator of Seafarers' Assistance Program (SAP), confirmed that the vessel, MSV LAXMI SAGAR, was seized on Sunday a week ago (06th Dec. 2009).
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Manufacturing sales advanced 2.0% in October to $42.5 billion. This was the fourth increase in five months. Even with these recent gains, manufacturing sales remained 16.6% below October 2008.
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Travel by United States residents to Canada fell 2.6% between September and October to 1.6 million trips. This was the first decline in travel by Americans to Canada in four months.
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