Sentences with phrase «other commodity prices»

Cocoa prices have proved resilient in the economic downturn, even as other commodity prices have slumped, and confectionery manufacturers are concerned that tight supply will keep prices high for some time yet.
Can Canada's manufacturing sector once again generate major growth for the economy as it did in the decades before oil and other commodity prices surged to record highs?
While other commodity prices sensitive to global economic demand such as copper and iron ore have fallen, oil has remained robust as a revenue source.
To summarize, the drop in oil and other commodity prices constitutes a significant setback for the Canadian economy, and has set in motion a protracted adjustment process.
The second cyclical factor that has had a major impact on our exports and business investment is the protracted recovery of the US economy — the slowest in the postwar period.10 When oil and other commodity prices rose in the years before the 2014 oil price shock, so did our dollar, making our non-commodity exports to the United States less competitive and reinforcing the ongoing shift from manufacturing to services.
First, the decline in oil and other commodity prices since mid-2014 has dramatically altered the paths of business investment in Canada and the United States.
Important near - term influences on prices will be the significant increases in production costs that have occurred recently, arising from higher fuel prices, increases in a range of other commodity prices and the effect of the lower exchange rate on prices of imported inputs.
The Committee also anticipates that inflation will settle, over coming quarters, at levels at or below those consistent with the Committee's dual mandate as the effects of past energy and other commodity price increases dissipate further.
The amount of land required and the effects on other commodity prices would be unfathomable.
The continent's story shifted two years ago, however, when a sharp decline in oil and other commodity prices put severe strains on many of the largest SSA economies.
A rally in oil and other commodity prices have raised fears about higher raw material costs.
The sharp rebound in oil and other commodity prices that came with China's renewed vigour certainly pulled Canada out of the pit.
While earnings have been strong this reporting period, U.S. companies have raised concerns about rising oil and other commodity prices.
The structural adjustments to low oil and other commodity prices are clearly under way and will persist for some time yet.
The international demand for Canadian dollars appears to have broken from its traditional link to oil and other commodity prices, the central bank said.
While investment in the energy sector now appears to be stabilizing after a painful adjustment to the decline in oil and other commodity prices that began in 2014, overall business investment in the economy remains weak.
The recent drop in oil and other commodity prices has lowered investment plans even further.
The prolonged downturn in oil and other commodity prices has pushed petrochemical and mining firms out of the Global Finance rankings of the best - performing companies in sub-Saharan Africa this year.
Other commodity prices, while displaying some volatility, are only slightly lower than their levels of a year ago.
Key reasons for last year's sluggishness was a plunge in oil prices and other commodities prices, that added to the struggles of China as it attempts to transition its economy away from manufacturing exports to developing its services industry.
This time, inflation rates started low, so declines into negative territory are normal, especially given the severity of the recession and the collapse in energy and other commodity prices.
The concentration meant last year that the S&P / TSX composite index suffered due to weakness in oil and other commodity prices.
Don't underestimate the inflationary impact (with more to come) of US (and global) QE efforts (plus other forms of CB liquidity, and deficit spending of course), past and future, to support / drive up oil and other commodity prices.
We should expect gold, crude oil, and other commodity prices to rise to reflect that.
The biggest factors helping to suppress Canada's economic growth are the decline in oil and other commodity prices as well as continued modest global economic growth.
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