May 21, 2004
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May 13, 2004
Businesses’ expectations for the pace of economic activity over the next 12 months remain positive, although somewhat less so than in the winter survey.
Business Outlook Survey - Spring 2004
Supplemental questions on the appreciation of the Canadian dollar - April 2004
Supplemental questions on the appreciation of the Canadian dollar - February 2004
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Business Outlook Survey
April 15, 2004
The Canadian economy continues to adjust to developments in the global economy.
Monetary Policy Report – April 2004
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Monetary Policy Report
January 30, 2004
At the Bank of Canada, we have worked hard over the past several years to define our goals and our methods for achieving them. We have continued to strengthen our monetary policy framework, and we have established priorities in all areas of our operations to help us meet our strategic objectives. In 2002, the Bank set out a medium-term plan for the period 2003–05. The plan’s clearly defined policy frameworks and priorities were critical in guiding our analysis and our decisions in 2003, a year in which Canadians across the country were affected by a number of severe and unanticipated events.
Annual Report 2003
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Annual Report
January 23, 2004
Bank of Canada Review - Winter 2003-2004
Cover page
Brass Cash Register, 1910
The register is part of the National Currency Collection, Bank of Canada.
Photographed by Gord Carter, Ottawa.
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Bank of Canada Review
January 22, 2004
Since the October Monetary Policy Report, three developments have led the Bank of Canada to modify its outlook for economic growth and inflation in Canada.
Monetary Policy Report Update – January 2004
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Publications,
Monetary Policy Report
December 31, 2003
Summary of Government of Canada - Outstanding as at 31 December 2003
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Publications,
Historical: Securities and loans
December 23, 2003
The Comparative Growth of Goods and Services Prices
For several decades, the prices of services have been rising more rapidly than the prices of goods in Canada and the other major industrialized countries. In 2002, this gap between the growth rates of these two components of the consumer price index (CPI) widened considerably, leading researchers to ask if this was the beginning of a trend. Analysis reveals, however, that the gap is based on short-term dynamics and that it appears to be independent of the trend in the development of the overall price level. Evidence also shows that the gap is eventually reabsorbed. The authors examine a number of potential causes for the prices of services to rise faster than those of goods. These include the more rapid pace of productivity growth in the goods sector, the greater openness of goods to foreign trade, and stronger growth in the demand for services.
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Publications,
Bank of Canada Review articles
Topic(s):
Inflation and prices,
International topics,
Productivity
December 23, 2003
This section of the Financial System Review examines the recent performance of the Canadian financial system and the factors, both domestic and international, that are influencing it.
Financial System Review - December 2003
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Publications,
Financial Stability Report
December 22, 2003
Current Account Imbalances: Some Key Issues for the Major Industrialized Countries
The resurgence of sizable current account imbalances in the major economies in recent years, particularly the tripling of the U.S. deficit, has led to renewed academic and public discussions about their sustainability. Jacob's main objective is to show that current account balances are simply the outcome of various relative structural and cyclical forces between trading partners. He reviews the factors behind the changes in the current account positions of the three largest industrial economies (the United States, Japan, and the euro area). Two strong determinants shaping the current account balances are the faster increase in U.S. productivity compared with that of other major economies and, more recently, the loosening in the U.S. fiscal stance. Jacob also reviews a range of outside assessments from such sources as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the International Monetary Fund, as well as the academic literature, to determine the possible risks to macroeconomic and financial stability.
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Publications,
Bank of Canada Review articles
Topic(s):
Exchange rates,
International topics