Declines in other sectors offset record level in manufacturing
Canada lags behind U.S.
Mortage rates expected to support residential construction
Home building sector still booming, StatsCan reports
Service sector activity slips
Pace of expansion weakest since June 2003
Rise outpaces economists’ forecasts
Consumer spending, business investment fuel growth
Canada’s trade surplus dropped by $1.3 billion in the first quarter to $4 billion, the lowest level in almost two years, Statistics Canada reported today. Rising imports helped push the surplus down for the third consecutive quarter. However, in the capital and financial account, growth in Canadian-owned foreign assets outpaced international liabilities for a sixth […]
Raw material prices fall