We expect GDP growth to be just 1.2% this year as growth in household spending, investment and exports remains subdued. Despite soft GDP growth and only modest employment gains, the unemployment rate is likely to drop back sharply thanks to weak immigration. Nonetheless, core inflation is on a path back to 2% by the middle of the year, which reduces the pressure on the Bank of Canada to consider interest rate hikes until 2027.
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