Metropolitan Outlook 1: Economic Insights into 13 Canadian Metropolitan Economies: Autumn 2011

Name: Metropolitan Outlook 1: Economic Insights into 13 Canadian Metropolitan Economies: Autumn 2011
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Canadian Economics

October 28, 2011

Urban City Economic Analysis

Author: Alan Arcand, Greg Sutherland, Jane McIntyre, Mario Lefebvre, Robin Wiebe

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Work at the Halifax Shipyard will help support overall economic growth of 2.9 per cent in Halifax this year.
Weakness in manufacturing and related sectors will limit Québec City’s GDP growth to 1.8 per cent in 2011.
Montréal’s economy will expand by 1.9 per cent this year, held back by slower services sector growth.
Federal government belt-tightening will limit Ottawa–Gatineau’s economic growth to 2.2 per cent in 2011.
Toronto’s GDP growth will ease to 2.8 per cent this year, despite strength in business and other services.
The ongoing manufacturing recovery will help Hamilton’s economy grow by 2.3 per cent in 2011.
Winnipeg’s GDP will rise 2 per cent this year, given slower growth in construction and the services sector.
Strong demand for Saskatchewan’s natural resources will help propel Regina’s GDP growth to 4 per cent in 2011.
Saskatoon’s economic growth of 3.9 per cent this year is underpinned by Saskatchewan’s resource boom.
Strength in construction and manufacturing will help lift Calgary’s GDP by 2.8 per cent this year.
Edmonton’s GDP growth of 3.5 per cent in 2011 will be supported by the construction and primary sectors.
Vancouver’s GDP will rise by 2.8 per cent this year as construction and services sector activity moderate.
Muted services sector growth in 2011 will cause Victoria’s economy to expand by only 1.9 per cent.

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This publication focuses on the metropolitan economies of Halifax, Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa-Gatineau, Toronto, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Victoria.