The recent strength in imports of machinery and equipment suggest business investment is on a tear. Closer examination of productivity-boosting investment, however, suggests progress has been modest. This supports the Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney's recent comments that Canadians are investing too much in overvalued existing assets like houses and not nearly enough in income-generating "productive capital".
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