Canada Chart Pack Labour market slack remains high Despite recent signs of a pick up, the economy is still not growing rapidly enough to drive the unemployment significantly lower. In addition, average hours worked remains well below normal levels... 8th April 2011 · 1 min read
Canada Chart Pack Leading indicator points to modest GDP growth Canadian economic growth improved to 3.3% annualised in Q4 from 1.8% in Q3. The composite leading indicator points to more modest growth of around 2% annualised over the first-half of this year. Over... 2nd March 2011 · 1 min read
Canada Chart Pack Food prices will push headline inflation higher We estimate that surging agricultural commodity prices will drive consumer food inflation to around 5% later this year, from just under 2%, which would add around 0.8 percentage points to headline CPI... 31st January 2011 · 1 min read
Canada Chart Pack Economic growth to remain muted Our calculations indicate that real GDP did at least expand in October, albeit by a lacklustre 0.1% m/m. That should ease fears of a double-dip recession, after the unexpected contraction in September... 22nd December 2010 · 1 min read
Canada Chart Pack US demand dampens Q3 GDP growth (Canada) Recent export and manufacturing data provide further evidence that real GDP growth slowed further in the third quarter, possibly to as weak as 1% annualised. With little evidence pointing to much... 25th November 2010 · 1 min read
