Where's the economy headed?

Most analysts now agree that the Canadian economy stumbled in the second quarter, but we think that the current quarter will be better. A rebound from several unusually severe weather-related factors that dampened industrial production and exports should mean that GDP grows by around 2.5% at an annualised pace in Q3, before slowing to 2.0% or so in Q4.

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