Output rapidly falling below potential

The weakness of GDP growth in the second and third quarters means that the Bank of Canada is likely to make a marked re-assessment of its output gap estimates in its October Monetary Policy Report. Some indicators suggest that output has already fallen below potential, which would be another reason to expect the Bank to cut interest rates sooner than markets are pricing in.

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