This quarterly economic forecast provides highlights of the Canadian Outlook report, which presents the short-term national outlook.
Canadian Outlook Executive Summary: Winter 2019 (PDF)
Canadian Outlook Executive Summary: Winter 2019 (PDF)
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- The Canadian economy is projected to grow by 2.1 per cent in 2018 before slowing to 1.9 per cent growth in 2019.
- Household spending has been driving economic growth over the last several years but will ease in the face of high household debt loads, rising interest rates, and soft wage growth.
- Residential construction will fall, pulled down by the lower demand for new homes and a weaker outlook for renovation spending.
- Energy investment will remain weak due to ongoing weakness in Canadian oil prices. Energy exports will decline as low investment takes a toll on future production and government-mandated production cuts take effect in Alberta.
- Stronger economic growth will depend on improved business investment and a better performance from the non-energy trade sector.