The Canadian Industrial Outlook Service includes detailed five-year forecasts in 16 key Canadian industries. This report examines the short-and medium-term economic and profitability outlook for Canada’s Computer Systems Design Industry.
Canada’s Computer Systems Design Industry: Industrial Outlook Spring 2009
Canada’s Computer Systems Design Industry: Industrial Outlook Spring 2009
Industry Economic Analysis
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- Business Investment—Growth in investment spending on information technology equipment and software—a key driver for the computer systems design industry—will fall this year in response to weaker profitability and business confidence.
- Input Prices—The weaker Canadian dollar has translated into higher prices for many of the electronic components that the industry uses.
- Outsourcing—Although companies are cutting their information technology spending, one way they are doing so is by increasing their use of outsourcing. The computer systems design industry is benefiting from this trend.
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