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Survey of Forecasters: Winter 2013

The Conference Board of Canada, January 2013
Website by Kip Beckman
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This quarterly survey reflects the opinions of Canada's top forecasting organizations and their outlook for the Canadian economy.

Document Highlights

  • The Canadian economy will expand by a modest 1.9 per cent this year and 2.5 per cent in 2014.
  • Weaker government spending and housing activity are two of the main factors behind the tepid growth in 2013.
  • The Canadian dollar will trade at or above par against the greenback over the near term.

Reviews

Jack Wang -  February 25, 2013
 
Karine Anoma -  February 4, 2013
 
Karen Rilkoff -  January 23, 2013
 
Elie Abou-Chacra -  January 22, 2013
Good article,the forecast and prevision seem reliable
 
Francois Gougeon -  January 22, 2013
 
Jody Grywul -  January 22, 2013
 
John O'Neill -  January 22, 2013
 
Ciaran Dooley -  January 22, 2013
 
Gjoni Marko -  January 21, 2013
 
Alana McDonald -  January 21, 2013
 
Manuel Herreras -  January 21, 2013
 
Michael Kindrachuk -  January 21, 2013
 
Jatinbhai Patel -  January 21, 2013
 
Jane Ku -  January 21, 2013
 
Scott Crawford -  January 21, 2013
 
Wendy Rooney -  January 21, 2013
 
Edward Cheung -  January 21, 2013
This is good summary of economic forecasts revealing that a retiring demographic has very little impact on the current economic thinking, since there is no mention of demographics. Consumer spending accounts for 70% of the U.S. economy and a little less here in Canada. Given the wave of retirement and the absence of accounting for it in this economic analysis, I would say all these forecasts are overly optimistic. Most likely the Canadian dollar has topped out and will sink below par for many years to come and Canada will be entering a major economic downturn by the end of the year.
 
Mafiz Khan -  January 21, 2013
I would give this research four stars. Based on the internal and external circumstances, the growth rate indicated seems rasonable.
 
Drew Campbell -  January 21, 2013
 
David Brassard -  January 21, 2013
 
Matthew English -  January 18, 2013
 

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Survey of Forecasters: Winter 2013Rating:3.761904 out of5based on21 reviews.