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BCREA ECONOMICS NOWCanadian Inflation - January 18, 2019Canadian inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), registered 2 per cent in the twelve months to December, a slight uptick from 1.7 per cent in November. Lower energy prices were offset by an increase in air transportation, and telephone services.  Excluding the impact of falling gasoline prices, consumer prices were up 2 ...

BCREA ECONOMICS NOWBank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement - October 24, 2018The Bank of Canada raised its target for the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 1.75 per cent this morning. In the statement accompanying the decision, the Bank noted that the Canadian economy is expected to average growth of 2 per cent over the second half of 2018 before slowing to 1.9 per cent next year.  The r ...

BCREA ECONOMICS NOWCanadian Retail Sales and Inflation - October 19, 2018Canadian retail sales declined 0.1 per cent on a monthly basis in August, but were 3.6 per cent higher on a year-over-year basis. Retail sales were lower in 7 of 11 sub-sectors representing 52 per cent of total retail trade. After a spending binge in 2017 which saw retail sales grow nearly ten per cent,  BC consumers hav ...

BCREA ECONOMICS NOWCanadian Monthly GDP Growth (July 2018) - September 28, 2018The Canadian economy expanded at a 0.2 per cent monthly rate in July after recording no change in June. Growth was fairly broad based with 12 of 20 industrial sectors reporting higher output, led by gains in manufacturing, wholesale trade and the recovery of real estate transactions after the introduction of the B2 ...

August Home Sales Suggest Impact of Stress Test Fading Vancouver, BC – September 13, 2018. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 6,743 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) across the province in August, a 26.4 per cent decrease from the same month last year. The average MLS® residential price in BC was $669,77 ...

BCREA ECONOMICS NOWBank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement - September 5, 2018The Bank of Canada maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1.50 per cent this morning. In the statement accompanying the decision, the Bank noted that the Canadian economy is evolving in line with its projections and that real GDP growth is expected to slow in the third quarter due to fluctuations in energ ...

BCREA ECONOMICS NOW Canadian Real GDP (Q2'2018) - August 30, 2018 Growth in the Canadian economy rebounded in the second quarter of 2018, with output expanding 2.9 per cent following just 1.4 per cent growth in the first quarter. Rising exports, an increase in household spending and a renovation spending driven rebound in housing investment were all major contributors to growth in the ...

BCREA ECONOMICS NOWCanadian Monthly GDP (April) - June 29, 2018Canadian real GDP rose 0.1 per cent in April with 12 of 20 industrial sectors posting growth in output. The manufacturing sector was a main contributor to overall growth in real GDP, expanding its output by 0.8 per cent in April while offices of real estate agents and broker was up 0.3 per cent, the industry's first positive growt ...

Highlights:• Mortgages rates returning to long-run level• B20 stress test prompts slow start to 2018   for the Canadian economy• Trump trade tantrum may delay Bank of Canada tightening