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Higher sales at gas stations as prices rise boost retail sales in March
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (152+ words) Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0. 9 per cent to $72. 7 billion in March as higher gas prices boosted overall sales for the month. The agency says sales at gas stations and fuel vendors rose 12. 4 per cent as the attack on Iran…...
CPP Investments Chief Says Canada Attracting Attention From Foreign Investors - Canadian Manufacturing
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (141+ words) Carney has said the government is open to selling public assets if the proceeds could help fund new infrastructure....
Canada Goose Projecting Lower Revenue Growth Due To Economic Headwinds - Canadian Manufacturing
1+ week, 4+ day ago (327+ words) Shoppers and retailers have spent 2026 continuing to be battered by tariffs, which U. S President Donald Trump started wielding erratically the year before....
Bo C Report Estimates U. S. Counter-tariffs Pushed Prices Up Around 6% Last Year - Canadian Manufacturing
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (47+ words) Bank of Canada researchers compared the costs of more than 100, 000 tariffed goods at seven retailers to a control group of products unaffected by duties and found nearly a quarter of Ottawa's counter-tariffs were passed on in prices paid by consumers…...
Stat Can reports merchandise trade deficit $3. 6 B in January
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (615+ words) Canada's merchandise trade deficit rose to $3. 6 billion in January, driven by a significant drop in exports of motor vehicles and parts, which fell to their lowest level since September 2021, according to Statistics Canada on March 12. This marks an increase from…...
Trade uncertainty and demographic pressures weigh on provincial economies: Signal49 Research
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (287+ words) March 5, 2026" by CM Staff According to the research group, Ontario faces ongoing uncertainty in the manufacturing sector, particularly in automative and steel industries, due to trade tariffs. OTTAWA " Trade uncertainty remains a key factor shaping Canada's provincial economies, as elevated…...
Statistics Canada reports merchandise trade deficit of $2. 2 B in November
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (151+ words) Total exports fell 2. 8 per cent in November to $63. 9 billion. Statistics Canada says exports fell in November as the country posted a merchandise trade deficit of $2. 2 billion for the month. The agency says the result compared with a revised trade deficit…...
Bank of Canada holds key interest at 2. 25% in soft economy
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (547+ words) The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady on Jan. 28 and forecasts a gradual economic recovery from the U. S. tariff shock. The policy rate remains at 2. 25 per cent after the central bank's first decision of the year. Economists had…...
Economists split on Bo C's next rate decision
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (429+ words) Economists say they found some encouraging signs in the latest inflation numbers but some warn the Bank of Canada might need a bit more convincing to cut its key interest rate next month. The annual rate of inflation fell to…...
Canadian economy expected to see slow growth in 2025 Q3 and Q4, CFIB reports
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (299+ words) October 27, 2025" by CM Staff Oct. 27, 2025, Toronto " The Canadian economy is expected to see slow growth in Q3 and Q4 2025, finds the Canadian Federation of Independent Business's (CFIB) latest Main Street Quarterly report. CFIB's estimates and forecasts in partnership with App Eco suggest…...