Canadian
Economic Outlook |
Period-Over-Period Annualized Per Cent Change Unless Otherwise
Indicated |
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2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Annual
Average |
4th
Qtr/4th Qtr |
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Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3F |
Q4F |
Q1F |
Q2F |
Q3F |
Q4F |
Q1F |
Q2F |
Q3F |
Q4F |
19F |
20F |
21F |
19F |
20F |
21F |
Real GDP |
0.5 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
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Consumer Expenditure |
2.9 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
Durable Goods |
5.3 |
-1.3 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
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Business Investment |
11.1 |
-13.6 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
-2.5 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
-0.2 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
Non-Res. Structures |
-3.0 |
-1.8 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
-5.1 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
-0.6 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
Equipment & IPP* |
25.9 |
-23.1 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
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Residential Investment |
-3.9 |
5.5 |
7.8 |
4.5 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
-1.3 |
4.3 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
Govt. Expenditure |
2.6 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
Final Domestic Demand |
3.2 |
-0.7 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
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Exports |
-3.3 |
13.4 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
Imports |
8.7 |
-4.0 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
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Change in Non-farm |
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Inventories (2012 $Bn) |
17.9 |
11.8 |
9.5 |
7.9 |
6.3 |
5.8 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
11.8 |
5.4 |
2.8 |
-- |
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Final Sales |
2.0 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
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International Current |
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Account Balance ($Bn) |
-66.5 |
-25.5 |
-30.9 |
-31.0 |
-33.0 |
-33.5 |
-35.5 |
-36.1 |
-36.4 |
-36.8 |
-37.0 |
-36.9 |
-38.5 |
-34.5 |
-36.8 |
-- |
-- |
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% of GDP |
-3.0 |
-1.1 |
-1.3 |
-1.3 |
-1.4 |
-1.4 |
-1.5 |
-1.5 |
-1.5 |
-1.5 |
-1.5 |
-1.5 |
-1.7 |
-1.4 |
-1.5 |
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Pre-tax Corp. Profits |
14.1 |
28.7 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
11.1 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
% of GDP |
12.1 |
12.6 |
12.6 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
GDP Deflator (y/y) |
1.2 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
Nominal GDP |
5.7 |
8.3 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
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Labour Force |
3.3 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
Employment |
2.9 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
Change in Empl. ('000s) |
133 |
138 |
40 |
26 |
29 |
29 |
31 |
31 |
32 |
31 |
31 |
30 |
381 |
148 |
123 |
337 |
119 |
123 |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
5.8 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
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-- |
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Personal Disp. Income |
3.4 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
Pers. Savings Rate (%) |
1.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
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-- |
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Cons. Price Index (y/y) |
1.6 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
CPIX (y/y)** |
1.5 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
BoC Inflation ( y/y)*** |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
Housing Starts ('000s) |
187 |
224 |
225 |
218 |
203 |
204 |
204 |
205 |
207 |
210 |
211 |
208 |
213 |
204 |
209 |
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Home Prices (y/y) |
-4.0 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
5.4 |
11.7 |
7.6 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
6.5 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
Real GDP / worker (y/y) |
-0.5 |
-0.7 |
-0.8 |
-0.1 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
-0.5 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
-0.1 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
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F: Forecast by TD Economics as at September 2019. |
Home price measure shown is the CREA Composite Sale Price. |
* Intellectual Property Products. ** CPIX: CPI excluding the 8
most volatile components. *** BoC Inflation: simple average of CPI-trim,
CPI-median, and CPI-common. |
Source: Statistics Canada, Bank of Canada, Canada Mortgage and
Housing Corporation, Haver Analytics, TD Economics. |
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