Economists say reality not as strong as data indicates
Lower income workers see little change
Index pushed up by strong housing markets in Prairies
U.S. stock markets pointing lower
46,000 new jobs created
Value of permits reaches $74 billion
Value of Canadian building permits hit record high in 2007
Bank of Canada has room to manoeuvre with rate cuts
But economists say challenges still to come
Growth in holdings of foreign debt securities led to a 19% increase of foreign securities in 2005