This publication focuses on the metropolitan economies of St. John’s, Saint John, Saguenay, Trois-Rivières, Sherbrooke, Kingston, Oshawa, St. Catharines–Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor, Greater Sudbury, Thunder Bay, and Abbotsford.
Metropolitan Outlook 2: Economic Insights into 14 Canadian Metropolitan Economies: Summer 2010
Metropolitan Outlook 2: Economic Insights into 14 Canadian Metropolitan Economies: Summer 2010
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- Infrastructure and other construction projects will help lift GDP in St. John’s by 2.9 per cent this year.
- Saint John’s economy will expand by 1.9 per cent this year, held back by weakness in the construction sector.
- Renewed growth in manufacturing will contribute to the 1.7 per cent GDP expansion in the Saguenay area in 2010.
- Trois-Rivières’ economy will grow 2.1 per cent in 2010 as manufacturing and construction activity pick up.
- Stronger construction and services sector output will help lift Sherbrooke’s GDP by 1.8 per cent this year.
- Renewed growth in construction and manufacturing will propel Kingston’s GDP growth to 2.8 per cent this year.
- Oshawa’s economy will expand by 3.5 per cent this year thanks to rebounds in manufacturing and construction.
- Stronger manufacturing and construction will help lift St. Catharines–Niagara’s GDP by 2.8 per cent in 2010.
- Improving manufacturing prospects will contribute to Kitchener’s GDP growth of 3.8 per cent in 2010.
- Consumer spending and construction will help London’s economy expand this year by 2.6 per cent.
- Windsor’s GDP is forecast to grow 2.9 per cent this year, allowing modest job growth and more housing starts.
- The end of the Vale nickel strike will help foster a 1.5 per cent increase in Sudbury’s GDP this year.
- Rebounding services sector growth will allow Thunder Bay’s economy to grow by 1.5 per cent in 2010.
- Abbotsford’s GDP will grow by 4 per cent this year, thanks to stronger construction and services industries.
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