Consumer spending stays weak, despite rising incomes
Household assets top $20 trillion, as financial assets climb
Equities retirements outpace issuance for 10th straight quarter
Higher-educated, better-paid workers most exposed, but low-wage workers face greater replacement risk
Vacancies and wages were flat, signalling a softening
Canadian investors jumped into U.S. stocks, while foreign investors dumped domestic equities
Natural resources accounted for largest share of GDP in a decade
Labour demand declined, and job vacancies were flat
Economic growth, government budgets to feel ill effects of demographic shift: Desjardins
Other forms of borrowing decline, led by HELOCs