Metropolitan Outlook 1: Economic Insights into 13 Canadian Metropolitan Economies: Spring 2010

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Metropolitan Outlook 1: Economic Insights into 13 Canadian Metropolitan Economies: Spring 2010

Urban City Economic Analysis

Author: Alan Arcand, Greg Sutherland, Jane McIntyre, Mario Lefebvre, Robin Wiebe

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  • Stronger consumer confidence and manufacturing output will help Halifax’s real GDP grow 2.5 per cent in 2010.
  • Québec City’s economy will grow by 2.5 per cent in 2010 as manufacturing and wholesale and retail trade recover.
  • The recovering global economy will help Montréal’s GDP rebound with growth of 2.3 per cent this year.
  • Ottawa–Gatineau’s 2.8 per cent GDP growth in 2010 will ease next year as the economy feels the effects of the federal government departmental spending freeze.
  • Toronto’s economy will bounce back by 3.7 per cent in 2010 as manufacturing and construction pick up.
  • Recoveries in manufacturing and construction will help Hamilton’s real GDP rebound by 3.3 per cent this year.
  • Winnipeg’s economic growth will accelerate to 2.2 per cent in 2010 as services sector activity strengthens.
  • Better manufacturing and services output growth will help lift Regina’s GDP by 2 per cent this year.
  • Saskatoon’s economy will rebound by 2.8 per cent in 2010 as manufacturing and services output strengthen.
  • Stronger construction and services activity will help Calgary’s economy rebound by 2.8 per cent in 2010.
  • Renewed growth in construction will help real GDP in Edmonton expand by 2.9 per cent this year.
  • Vancouver’s GDP will expand by 4 per cent in 2010, partly thanks to the boost from the Winter Olympics.
  • Victoria’s economy will grow by 3.2 per cent in 2010, as renewed domestic demand lifts the services sector.
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This publication focuses on the metropolitan economies of Halifax, Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa-Gatineau, Toronto, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Victoria.

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