2015 Prime Economic Indicators - Based on Full Year Data

Real GDP	Forecast Value (*)	Residental Unit Sales	Growth Rate
	-5.86%		4.32%
Employment	Growth Rate	Housing Starts	Growth Rate
	-1.05%		-11.80%
Hours Worked	Growth Rate	Housing Price	Growth Rate
	-0.88%		-2.76%
Hourly Wage	Growth Rate	CPI	Growth Rate
	-1.33%		0.30%
		All Numbers in this table represent annual growth rates for the year 2015.
Retail Sales	Growth Rate
	-0.44%

 

Note:

Oil Price	Average (Brent USD)
	52.37
Oil Production	Average (bbls)
	5228119.2

 

*Real GDP is a forecasted value calculated using the Denton method with employment and hours worked data. The other values represent actual annual growth rates obtained from Cansim, the CREA, and the EIA.