{"id":2195,"date":"2020-07-03T20:46:45","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T20:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.formac.ca\/starrspoint\/?p=2195"},"modified":"2020-07-03T20:46:45","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T20:46:45","slug":"starrs-point-index-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.formac.ca\/starrspoint\/2020\/07\/03\/starrs-point-index-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Starr&#8217;s Point Index #1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Growth in value of Nova Scotia international exports 2009-2014: 23.9%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Growth in value of Nova Scotia international exports 2014-2019: 15.3%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nova Scotia share of Canada&#8217;s exports 2009: 1.27%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nova Scotia share of Canada&#8217;s exports 2019: 1.11%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">$$$$$$<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Percentage of Nova Scotia&#8217;s <strong>2015<\/strong> international exports destined for China: 7.9%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To the United States: 70.8%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To all other countries: 21.3%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Percentage of Nova Scotia&#8217;s <strong>2019<\/strong> international exports destined for China: 16.5%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To the United States: 62.2%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To all other countries: 21.3%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nova Scotia&#8217;s provincial ranking for share of exports going to China: First<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Drop in value of Nova Scotia exports to China January to May 2020: -59.3%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">######<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Number of U.S. states with increases of 50 per cent or more in COVID-19 cases June 9-30: 18<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Number of those states with Republican governors: 14<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">State with the greatest increase: South Carolina 146%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Number of U.S. states with increases of 10 per cent or less in COVID-19 cases June 9-30: 10<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Number of those states with Republican governors: One (Massachusetts)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">State with smallest increase: New York 4.3%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">******<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Number of Nova Scotia farms employing temporary foreign workers 2018: 73<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Number of those workers 2018: 1,566<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Percentage of Nova Scotia farm jobs filled by temporary foreign workers: 19.7%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Canadian percentage: 19.5%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Provincial ranking of Nova Scotia percentage: Third highest<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ranking \u00a0of Ontario: Highest 31.2%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Lowest province: Saskatchewan 1.3%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">^^^^^^<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nova Scotia average weekly earnings, salaried employees 2019: $1,207<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nova Scotia average weekly earnings, hourly paid employees 2019:$702<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nova Scotia ratio of salaried employees to hourly paid employees: 36.9\/63.1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">National average ratio: 38.0\/62.0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">****<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nova Scotia provincial taxes one income family of four making $75,000:$10,047<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Alberta provincial taxes one income family of four making $75,000: $2,790<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nova Scotia\u2019s provincial ranking for child poverty 2018: First<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nova Scotia&#8217;s provincial ranking for overall poverty: First<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nova Scotia\u2019s median family income 2018:$52,500<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Provincial ranking: Tenth<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">-30-<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growth in value of Nova Scotia international exports 2009-2014: 23.9% Growth in value of Nova Scotia international exports 2014-2019: 15.3% Nova Scotia share of Canada&#8217;s exports 2009: 1.27% Nova Scotia share of Canada&#8217;s exports 2019: 1.11% $$$$$$ Percentage of Nova Scotia&#8217;s 2015 international exports destined for China: 7.9% To the United States: 70.8% To all 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