Sentences with phrase «cent pace economists»

The growth for the quarter was weaker than the 2.9 per cent pace economists had expected, according to Thomson Reuters.

Not exact matches

Economists predict inflation will move well above the Bank of Canada's 2 - per - cent target in the coming months, while growth should also return to an above 2 - per - cent pace after a recent slump.

Canada's economy expanded at a 1.8 per cent annual pace during the last quarter, the same growth seen at the start of the year and slightly better than what economists were expecting.

The showing, while strong, was less than the 3.9 per cent annual pace of growth that economists had been expecting.

After a slowdown that began in the second half of last year, most economists are anticipating growth will return to an above 2 - per cent pace in coming months and continue to put pressure on Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz to raise interest rates.

Developers and economists alike say condo prices, up 21 per cent in a year according to the Toronto Real Estate Board, can not keep rising at such a pace, in part because it was their relative affordability compared to single - family homes that fueled the boom in the first place.