Canadian Economic Outlook BMO Capital Markets Economics January 30, 2015 Q1 PRODUCTION Real GDP (chain-weighted) Final Sales Final Domestic Demand Consumer Spending Durables Non-Durables Services Government Spending Business Investment Non-Residential Construction Machinery and Equipment Residential Construction Exports Imports Q2 Q3 2014 Q4 Q1 Q2 2015 Q4 Q3 Q1 Q2 Q3 2016 Q4 2013 2014 2015 2016 (quarter/quarter % change : a.r.) 1.0 3.6 2.8 2.0 2.0 5.8 3.6 0.7 0.1 3.3 2.8 2.0 1.5 4.4 2.8 2.7 1.6 14.9 12.6 3.0 4.0 -0.5 -0.7 2.5 1.3 3.5 2.1 2.6 -0.7 1.4 0.3 1.0 -1.9 0.8 0.5 1.7 -0.3 0.5 -1.9 1.0 -5.0 1.4 5.2 3.0 -4.2 11.4 12.5 0.0 0.9 19.0 6.9 -4.0 -4.8 9.8 4.0 0.0 1.1 0.9 -0.7 2.7 2.0 2.8 2.7 0.0 -19.3 -20.0 -18.0 1.0 2.7 -2.5 1.8 1.7 0.3 2.5 1.0 2.7 2.7 0.2 -10.7 -11.0 -10.0 1.0 4.4 0.0 2.0 2.2 1.3 2.3 1.5 2.5 2.3 0.7 -1.3 -1.8 -0.5 0.5 5.0 1.9 2.2 2.3 1.6 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.4 1.1 0.4 0.0 1.0 0.0 5.3 3.1 2.3 2.3 1.9 2.2 2.0 2.3 2.2 1.1 3.2 3.0 3.5 0.0 5.1 3.5 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.5 2.2 2.1 1.5 5.3 5.5 5.0 -0.5 4.6 3.6 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 -1.0 4.4 4.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.5 2.0 2.1 1.5 6.2 6.5 5.5 -1.0 4.1 3.9 2.0 1.8 1.5 2.5 3.8 2.3 2.3 0.1 2.6 5.0 -1.7 -0.4 2.0 1.3 2.4 2.8 1.6 2.8 5.7 2.7 2.1 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 -1.1 2.5 5.1 1.5 2.0 1.9 1.1 2.7 4.0 2.0 2.6 0.5 -6.9 -7.7 -5.5 2.7 3.6 0.9 2.2 2.2 1.7 2.2 1.7 2.3 2.2 1.1 2.0 1.9 2.2 -0.2 4.8 3.1 (billions of chained 2007 dollars : a.r.) 13.3 4.8 0.6 6.4 -0.9 -2.0 -1.0 1.3 -29.6 -19.3 -15.6 -21.4 1.8 2.8 0.9 -1.3 7.2 0.2 -14.2 1.6 7.9 0.1 -8.1 1.3 7.1 -0.2 -3.8 0.9 6.7 -0.1 -0.8 0.6 6.4 -0.1 1.3 0.4 6.1 -0.1 2.8 0.2 6.1 0.0 3.2 0.0 6.2 0.0 3.6 0.0 12.4 0.2 -39.6 0.2 6.3 -0.4 -21.5 1.1 7.2 0.1 -6.7 0.8 6.2 -0.1 2.7 0.5 Nominal GDP (% chng : a.r.) (billions of dollars : a.r.) 1,950 1,969 1,992 6.7 3.9 4.7 1,972 -3.8 1,980 1.6 2,001 4.4 2,024 4.6 2,048 4.8 2,073 5.0 2,099 5.1 2,126 5.3 1,894 3.4 1,976 4.3 1,994 1.0 2,087 4.6 INFLATION GDP Price Index CPI All Items Excl. Food & Energy Food Prices Energy Prices Services (quarter/quarter % change : a.r.) 5.5 0.4 1.8 -2.0 2.8 3.7 1.3 0.1 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.2 2.2 5.5 1.5 3.9 11.2 11.2 -5.8 -17.5 1.6 3.6 3.3 0.2 -4.8 -1.9 1.5 2.8 -35.0 0.9 -0.2 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.2 3.0 2.0 2.4 2.3 2.0 2.6 4.4 2.1 2.5 2.1 2.0 1.7 4.4 2.1 2.6 1.9 1.6 2.1 5.0 2.3 3.0 2.2 2.0 1.9 5.2 2.0 3.1 2.4 2.4 2.1 3.4 2.2 1.4 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.9 1.9 1.6 2.3 3.5 2.1 -1.0 0.7 1.8 2.7 -12.6 1.7 2.4 2.1 1.9 2.1 4.2 2.1 CPI All Items BoC Core (year/year % change) 1.4 2.2 2.1 1.3 1.7 2.0 1.9 2.2 0.8 2.1 0.3 1.9 0.5 1.9 1.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.0 1.2 1.8 2.0 2.0 FINANCIAL Overnight Rate 3-Month T-Bill 90-Day BAs 10 Year Bond Yield (average for the quarter : %) 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.87 0.93 0.94 1.26 1.27 1.28 2.47 2.35 2.14 1.00 0.90 1.28 1.95 0.67 0.60 1.00 1.42 0.50 0.41 0.81 1.42 0.50 0.41 0.81 1.58 0.50 0.41 0.81 1.82 0.75 0.67 1.06 1.99 1.00 0.93 1.31 2.13 1.25 1.18 1.55 2.27 1.50 1.44 1.80 2.40 1.00 0.97 1.20 2.26 1.00 0.91 1.27 2.23 0.55 0.46 0.86 1.56 1.15 1.06 1.43 2.20 91 -36 87 -33 58 -37 39 -39 31 -39 8 -40 10 -41 13 -42 15 -43 18 -45 91 -9 88 -31 34 -39 14 -43 FOREIGN TRADE Current Account Balance (% of GDP) Merchandise Balance Non-Merchandise Balance (billions of dollars : a.r.) -45.0 -39.6 -33.6 -2.3 -2.0 -1.7 6.3 9.3 11.6 -51.4 -48.9 -45.2 -52.7 -2.6 -10.2 -42.4 -73.7 -3.7 -33.4 -40.3 -76.2 -3.8 -37.1 -39.1 -67.7 -3.4 -29.1 -38.6 -62.5 -3.1 -24.7 -37.8 -58.0 -2.8 -21.3 -36.7 -54.1 -2.6 -18.3 -35.8 -49.9 -2.4 -14.8 -35.1 -45.9 -2.2 -11.7 -34.2 -56.3 -3.0 -7.2 -49.0 -42.7 -2.2 4.2 -47.0 -70.0 -3.5 -31.1 -38.9 -52.0 -2.5 -16.5 -35.4 Exchange Rate (US¢/C$) Exchange Rate (C$/US$) Exchange Rate (¥/C$) Exchange Rate (C$/Euro) (average for the quarter) 90.6 91.7 91.8 1.103 1.090 1.089 93.1 93.6 95.5 1.51 1.50 1.44 88.1 1.135 100.8 1.42 81.6 1.226 98.1 1.39 78.9 1.267 96.0 1.45 78.7 1.271 96.8 1.45 79.5 1.257 99.1 1.42 80.5 1.242 101.3 1.40 81.4 1.229 103.4 1.37 82.2 1.217 105.5 1.35 83.0 1.204 107.6 1.33 97.1 1.030 94.7 1.37 90.6 1.105 95.8 1.47 79.7 1.255 97.5 1.43 81.8 1.223 104.5 1.36 INCOMES Corporate Profits Before Tax Corporate Profits After Tax Personal Income Real Disposable Income (year/year % change) 11.0 19.4 3.0 9.5 3.3 3.6 1.8 1.5 0.3 -0.1 3.1 1.3 -20.0 -11.4 1.7 0.2 -23.6 -15.5 1.5 0.6 -23.6 -17.0 2.1 1.0 -16.1 -10.7 2.9 1.4 1.7 1.1 4.5 2.5 7.7 4.2 5.1 3.0 9.4 5.2 4.7 2.4 11.0 6.2 4.8 2.3 0.7 7.3 3.7 2.5 10.0 5.0 3.4 1.6 -20.9 -13.7 2.1 0.8 7.4 4.2 4.8 2.6 Savings Rate (average for the quarter : %) 5.0 3.9 3.9 3.5 2.3 1.9 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.7 5.2 4.1 2.3 2.6 OTHER INDICATORS Unemployment Rate (%) Housing Starts (000s, a.r.) Existing Home Sales (y/y % ch) MLS Home Price Index (y/y % ch) Motor Vehicle Sales (mlns, a.r.) (quarter average) 7.0 7.0 176 196 1.9 6.3 5.0 5.1 1.74 1.85 6.7 185 6.2 5.4 1.96 6.7 184 0.5 3.4 1.93 6.7 177 -5.3 1.9 1.89 6.7 178 -4.6 2.1 1.88 6.6 183 -4.2 0.7 1.87 6.5 178 2.8 0.9 1.85 6.5 179 1.5 0.4 1.86 6.4 181 -2.6 -0.6 1.85 6.4 183 -1.5 -0.6 1.84 7.1 188 0.7 2.7 1.77 6.9 189 5.1 5.2 1.89 6.7 180 -3.5 2.0 1.89 6.4 180 0.0 0.0 1.85 (quarter/quarter % change : a.r.) 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