Stalling for Now: Canada’s Five-Year Business Investment Outlook—November 2023

Stalling for Now: Canada’s Five-Year Business Investment Outlook—November 2023

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Author: Richard Forbes

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This quarterly economic forecast presents the medium-term outlook for the Canadian economy. This release focuses on business investment. For an overview of all major components of the economy, go to the Canadian Outlook main page.

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Non-residential business investment is expected to rise by just 1.2 per cent in 2023 and 0.4 per cent next year. Will high borrowing costs continue to discourage new business investment, or can we expect some relief in the cost of capital over the medium term? Will the shift to more-flexible work environments continue to hamper new commercial investment? And as emissions concerns pivot oil and gas companies toward investment in carbon capture and storage, what industries will step in to propel the economy forward?

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