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Economic Indicators
Manufacturers are benefiting from spending on hard goods with parts of the services sector shut down
By Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press |March 1, 2021
2 min read
Renewed outbreaks are expected to weigh on demand
By Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press |November 2, 2020
Unemployment will likely remain above 7% through next year, a report says
By Michelle Schriver |July 22, 2020
3 min read
StatsCan reports that manufacturing sales fell by a record 28.5% in April
By James Langton |June 15, 2020
Economists had expected an even bigger drop
By Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press |May 1, 2020
1 min read
Market Insights
The worst of the trade war is likely over
By Suzanne Yar Khan |November 13, 2019
Americans lifted their spending just 0.2% in January, while their incomes jumped because of last year’s tax cuts. The Commerce Department said Thursday that the modest spending increase followed gains of 0.4% in December and 0.8% in November. Incomes rose 0.4%, boosted by $30 billion in tax cut-related bonuses the government estimates were paid out […]
By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |March 1, 2018
But, overall, Q4 looked good, says expert
By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |February 16, 2018
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 0.4% in November, says StatsCan, with growth reported in 17 of 20 industrial sectors. Read: Economic growth will mean higher LTD claims: report The finance and insurance sector grew 0.3% in November, after four consecutive months of decline. Financial investment services, funds and other financial vehicles were up 0.5%, […]
By Staff |January 31, 2018
Global car sales accelerated sharply in the final months of 2016 and are expected to continue in 2017, albeit more slowly, as global growth rises an expected 3.4%, Scotiabank says in a report. Employment growth — the key driver of car sales — is advancing at the fastest pace in more than a decade, the […]
By Staff |January 19, 2017
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