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In-depth reports on key current economic issues and events of importance for Canada, the United States and key international economies.
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July 24, 2017 - The case for higher interest rates in Canada
July 10, 2017 - Bigger-than-expected budget surplus in Quebec in 2016-17
June 23, 2017 - Debt Dashboard: Digging beyond the household debt headlines
June 7, 2017 - Attracting International Talent
May 30, 2017 - US National GDP Accounts
May 26, 2017 - Canada gets a tourism boost
May 18, 2017 - Softwood lumber: A shot across the bow?
May 2, 2017 - How vulnerable is Canada’s economy to a housing downturn? Not enough to shake the foundation
May 1, 2017 - The Million-Dollar Question: Will Carbon Pricing Work?
April 4, 2017 - Canada's economy is underperforming...and the emperor's new clothes are magnificent
March 27, 2017 - The State of Women in Canada’s Economy: In Pictures
March 7, 2017 - Keep calm and carry on? A brief snapshot of household debt in Canada
March 2, 2017 - Canadian National GDP Accounts
March 2, 2017 - Econoscope
February 28, 2017 - The Decline in Manufacturing’s Share of Total Canadian Output
February 24, 2017 - Laying out the welcome mat is good for growth
February 9, 2017 - US state trade
January 27, 2017 - President-elect Trump
November 9, 2016 - Millennials
October 24, 2016 - Further action needed on carbon pricing
September 26, 2016 - Divergent Patterns of Export Growth - Ontario versus Quebec
August 29, 2016 - Checking the pulse of Household finances
August 24, 2016 - Canadian export outlook: explaining recent challenges
August 23, 2016 - Canada’s labour market not as weak as it might first appear
July 21, 2016 - Will Brexit send waves across the Atlantic?
June 24, 2016 - Alberta wildfires to weigh on Q2 GDP growth
May 6, 2016 - Diverging credit growth trends becoming firmly entrenched
March 4, 2016 - Mortgage borrowing outshines the competition in 2015 credit trends
February 4, 2016 - Business financing slows as household credit growth trends sideways
January 27, 2016 - National Balance Sheet Accounts
December 14, 2015 - Diverging trends emerging amongst Canadian credit components
December 4, 2015 - Canadian household and business credit growth mixed in September
November 3, 2015 - Doors open for Canada’s SME exporters
October 27, 2015 - Alberta leading all provinces in population growth slowdown
October 2, 2015 - Mortgage growth gathers speed as other credit sources tap the brakes
September 29, 2015 - No signs of economic weakness in household borrowing trends
September 11, 2015 - National Balance Sheet Accounts
September 11, 2015 - A new indicator...and still carrying (heavy) debt loads
September 2, 2015 - Ongoing accumulation of credit in Canada persists
July 28, 2015 - Household debt growth gradually edges higher as business credit eases
July 2, 2015 - National Balance Sheet Accounts
June 12, 2015 - Household and business credit accumulation remain firm in April
June 2, 2015 - A growth spurt for business credit as household debt keeps up pace
May 1, 2015 - Competing factors keep household credit growth steady in February
April 1, 2015 - National Balance Sheet Accounts
March 12, 2015 - Household and business credit balances rise to kick off 2015
March 5, 2015 - Will lower oil prices provide a boost to Canadian manufacturers?
February 19, 2015 - Canadian household credit growth picked up the pace in 2014
February 4, 2015 - Canadian household debt balances continued to rise in November
January 13, 2015 - Accounting for the Impact of Lower Oil Prices on the Canadian Economy
January 5, 2015 - Impact of Lower Oil Prices on the Canadian Economic Outlook: An Update
December 8, 2014 - Upward trend in household credit growth emerging
December 2, 2014 - Business financing perks up as household borrowing holds steady in September
October 30, 2014 - The BC government releases details on new Liquefied Natural Gas income tax
October 22, 2014 - Impact of Lower Oil Prices on the Canadian Economic Outlook?
October 21, 2014 - Canada and U.S. Auto Sales: Room For Futher Growth?
October 14, 2014 - Household and business credit growth edged higher in August
October 8, 2014 - Canada’s “constructive evolution” of household debt
October 2, 2014 - Q&A on the State of SMEs in Canada
September 30, 2014 - Steady trend in household credit growth sustained in July
August 27, 2014 - Rising leverage lurks behind improving Canadian household net worth
August 7, 2014 - Canadian household credit growth remained unchanged in June
August 5, 2014 - Household credit growth maintains steady pace in May
July 4, 2014 - National Balance Sheet Accounts
June 19, 2014 - Household debt growth holds steady as business financing accelerates
June 2, 2014 - A Look at the Recovery of the Canadian Auto Sector
since the 2008-09 Recession
May 28, 2014 - What explains the decline in Canada’s labour force
participation rate?
May 21, 2014 - Canadian household & business credit growth edge up in March
May 6, 2014 - Whether the Weather or Not
April 2, 2014 - Growth in our own backyard...
March 31, 2014 - Households' debt accumulation picks up in February
March 25, 2014 - Household & business credit growth hold steady to start 2014
March 12, 2014 - Why are U.S. Workers Dropping Out of the Labour
Force?
March 4, 2014 - Household credit rose at slowest pace since 1995 in 2013
January 30, 2014 - Canadian households’ financial positions show mild improvement
January 17, 2014 - Household & business credit growth picked up pace in November
December 24, 2013 - Canadian household credit growth slowed in October
November 26, 2013 - The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
November 6, 2013 - Household & business credit growth take a breather in September
October 31, 2013 - Canadian Exports, US GDP Growth and Competitive
Pressures
October 21, 2013 - Canadian Women Grabbing the Baton
October 17, 2013 - Canadian household credit growth hits three-decade low in August
September 30, 2013 - Western Canada shows strongest population growth in the country
September 26, 2013 - Economic impact of lower Potash prices
July 30, 2013 - Is the current Canadian economic recovery really substandard?
July 23, 2013 - Economic impact of the Alberta floods
June 27, 2013 - Assessing Canadian household indebtedness
June 24, 2013 - Canadian household credit growth moderated further in April
May 28, 2013 - Moderation in Canadian Core CPI Growth to Prove Temporary
February 13, 2013 - Macroeconomic impact of the WCS/WTI/Brent crude oil price differentials
January 30, 2013 - Canadian businesses finances
January 28, 2013 - US Unemployment Rate and Discouraged Workers
October 22, 2012 - Impact of the U.S. Drought on Canadian Consumer Food Price Inflation
September 5, 2012 - Booming Toronto condo market does not imply a bubble
July 24, 2012 - Canadian Household Finances
July 20, 2012 - Canada’s mortgage rules to tighten again
June 21, 2012 - Vancouver’s housing market: moderation in store but vulnerable to a harsher outcome
April 26, 2012 - Backing into the Future: Canada’s Declining RRSP Contribution Rates
February 23, 2012 - Debt is not yet cracking households’ foundation
February 23, 2012 - Immigrant labour market outcomes in Canada: The benefits of addressing wage and employment gaps
December 19, 2011 - Small-business employment during the recession in Canada: resiliency amid the global storm
January 2011 - Shifting drivers of inflation - Canada versus the U.S.
May 4, 2010 - RRSP contributions 1968 to 2008... And beyond to 2020
January 2010
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