Metropolitan Outlook 2: Economic Insights into 15 Canadian Metropolitan Economies: Winter 2013

Name: Metropolitan Outlook 2: Economic Insights into 15 Canadian Metropolitan Economies: Winter 2013
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Canadian Economics

February 13, 2013

Urban City Economic Analysis

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

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GDP growth in St. John’s will improve to 2.2 per cent in 2013 as sectors tied to offshore oil production pick up.
Saint John’s economy will grow by 1.7 per cent this year, supported by gains in primary and utilities output.
Strength in manufacturing and the services sector will lift Moncton’s economy by 2.5 per cent in 2013.
A contraction in the construction sector will limit Saguenay’s GDP growth to 1.1 per cent this year.
Closure of the Gentilly-2 nuclear reactor will contribute to a 0.6 per cent dip in GDP in Trois-Rivières this year.
Manufacturing strength will offset construction weakness in Sherbrooke in 2013, leading to 1.8 per cent GDP growth.
Lower housing starts and public sector weakness will restrict Kingston’s GDP growth to 1.7 per cent in 2013.
Oshawa’s economy will expand by 2.6 per cent in 2013, thanks to gains in manufacturing and the services sector.
GDP will grow 1.4 per cent in St. Catharines–Niagara in 2013 as a drop in construction partly offsets the manufacturing recovery.
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo’s economy will grow by 2.7 per cent in 2013, boosted by manufacturing gains.
Strength in manufacturing will help lift London’s economy by 1.9 per cent in 2013.
Windsor’s GDP growth will accelerate to 2.4 per cent in 2013 thanks to increased construction activity.
Renewed strength in mining will help boost Sudbury’s overall economy by 1.7 per cent this year.
Thunder Bay’s GDP will rise 1.8 per cent this year, led by growth in manufacturing and construction.
Ongoing strength in manufacturing and construction will help Abbotsford–Mission’s GDP grow by 2.7 per cent in 2013.

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This publication focuses on the metropolitan economies of St. John’s, Moncton, Saint John, Saguenay, Trois-Rivières, Sherbrooke, Kingston, Oshawa, St. Catharines–Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor, Greater Sudbury, Thunder Bay, and Abbotsford.