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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs Canada Next? Recession Is “Quite Contained”
Is Canada Next? Recession Is Quite Contained
by Wolf Richter July 14, 2015
In the current context, if you look at the growth numbers, the recession is effectively in the goods sector, its in the oil industry, its weak growth in manufacturing, weak growth in construction, explained Kevin Page, Canadas former parliamentary budget officer, a watchdog role charged with analyzing the state of the economy and government finances.
Its quite contained, he told CBC radio, with an eerie echo of the Feds description of the US housing bust in the early stages of the Financial Crisis. Theres still lots of growth in the service sector, he said.
Thats what everyone is hoping. And it would just be a technical recession two consecutive quarters of negative growth rather than an official recession.
There wasnt a lot of room for optimism. The economy shed 6,400 jobs in June, according to Statistics Canada, with gains in full-time jobs and losses in part-time jobs. The unemployment rate remained at 6.8%, same since February. But there are numerous indications that contractors, which do much of the work in the oil patch, are still working, but a lot fewer hours, and that this deterioration, in Calgary for example, hasnt been fully captured by unemployment statistics.
If you look at the job picture, its gotten progressively weaker through the summer, Page said. I think that would be a concern for the government and a concern for the overall strength of our economy. ...............(more)
http://wolfstreet.com/2015/07/14/canada-recession-talk-heats-up/
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Is Canada Next? Recession Is “Quite Contained” (Original Post)
marmar
Jul 2015
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PeoViejo
(2,178 posts)1. Mansions in Alberta have lost about half their value.
..but, then, who would want to live there with the Tar Sands gone bust, Now that Iranian Crude is coming on-line, Bitumen will soon be History, except for making Asphalt. Good time to invest in Infrastructure.
Spazito
(50,182 posts)2. The conservative government of Canada put all of it's economic eggs in ONE oil basket...
instead of working for a diversified economy. There is a federal election in October, Canadians need to turf the "Harper government" with the same fervor used to turf Mulroney's government from majority to two seats, imo.