Metropolitan Outlook 1: Economic Insights into 27 Canadian Metropolitan Economies: Spring 2006

Name: Metropolitan Outlook 1: Economic Insights into 27 Canadian Metropolitan Economies: Spring 2006
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Canadian Economics

April 6, 2006

Urban City Economic Analysis

Author: Alan Arcand, Frederic Clavet, Greg Sutherland, Mario Lefebvre

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Ongoing struggles in the goods sector will limit real GDP growth in Halifax to 2.6 per cent in 2006.
Modest gains in the goods sector will also cause real GDP growth in Québec City to slow to 2.2 per cent in 2006.
Real GDP growth will accelerate to 2.6 per cent in 2006, as manufacturing in Montréal recovers from a slump.
Ottawa-Gatineau’s high-tech sector is expected to help lift economic growth to 2.8 per cent in 2006.
Toronto’s real GDP growth is forecast to accelerate from 3.1 per cent in 2005 to 3.4 per cent in 2006.
Improved manufacturing activity will allow economic growth in the Hamilton CMA to accelerate in 2006 and 2007.
Employment is set to rebound in Winnipeg this year, keeping personal income and retail sales growth healthy.
Regina’s economic growth is forecast to decelerate to a more modest 1.9 per cent in 2006.
Slower growth in consumer spending will ease Saskatoon’s economic growth to a still respectable 2.8 per cent.
Calgary’s real GDP growth is forecast to remain robust this year, coming in at 4 per cent.
After posting the fastest rate of increase last year, Edmonton’s real GDP will grow by 3.6 per cent this year.
Strong construction activity will support economic growth of 3.8 per cent in Vancouver in 2006.
Following a sound increase of 3.6 per cent in 2005, real GDP in Victoria is set to grow by 2.4 per cent this year.

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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.