{"id":59,"date":"2018-12-13T15:45:58","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T15:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/2018\/12\/13\/rbc-economics-provincial-outlook\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T04:54:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T04:54:47","slug":"rbc-economics-provincial-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/canadian-analysis\/featured-analysis\/quarterly-canadian-outlook\/rbc-economics-provincial-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"RBC Economics: Provincial Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;ll be a different story in neighbouring Alberta, where steps the province has taken to boost oil prices will weigh on growth, especially in the first half of the year. But no matter where you live in Canada, you&#8217;re likely to feel the bite of higher interest rates. For more information on what&#8217;s in store for your region, watch RBC Economics Deputy Chief Economist Dawn Desjardins here, or read our latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/provfcst-dec2018.pdf\" ga-on=\"click\" ga-event-category=\"Discover &#038; Learn\" ga-event-action=\"mid-funnel click\" ga-event-label=\"195562\" ga-event-value=\"provincial outlook report\">provincial outlook report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 500px; height: 281px;\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IdmJUsp1Hao?enablejsapi=1&#038;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s RBC Economics Deputy Chief Economist with a quick overview of what&#8217;s in store for Canada&#8217;s provincial economies next year. (Hint: British Columbia will lead the pack with 2.6% growth.) 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