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Proof Point: Canada still isn't spending enough on the green economy

September 28, 2022

Canadian green spending has hit consecutive records in the last two years but remains well behind other nations.

RBC Consumer Spending Tracker

September 22, 2022

RBC Economics provides a snapshot and an analysis of Canadian consumer spending.

The Price of Power: How to cut Canada's Net Zero electricity bill

September 20, 2022

Is Canada ready to meet a 50% surge in electricity consumption over the next decade? It’s a tall order, even unlikely at our current pace of decision-making.

RBC Canadian Inflation Watch

September 20, 2022

RBC Economics provides an analysis of the key indicators on price trends in Canada.

Proof Point: The rise of services in Canadian goods trade

September 14, 2022

Sales of services bundled with goods—things like installation, ongoing service and maintenance—are also growing.

RBC U.S. Inflation Watch

September 13, 2022

RBC Economics provides an analysis of the key indicators on price trends in the United States.

Older Reports

Course Correction: How international students can help solve Canada's labour crisis Proof Point: Fewer supply chain snarls won't be enough to lower inflation to 2% Proof Point: Demographics a powerful counterforce in Canada’s housing market correction Proof Point: Reshoring hasn't spurred a Canadian manufacturing renaissance Canadian Housing: A Market In Retreat Proof Point: Canada's labour shortages will outlive a recession Proof Point: Canada's economy is headed for a recession Immigration Nation: New Canadians are vital to an aging society Proof Point: Can Canada feed the world? 92 to Zero: How economic reconciliation can power Canada's climate goals Proof Point: Canadians are scratching the travel itch again, but can the industry keep up? Proof Point: Immigration will fuel Atlantic Canada's population upswing Proof Point: Canadians can't kick cash Proof Point: Low income Canadians to feel sharpest sting from inflation, rate hikes The New Climate Bargain: How Canada Can Manage Energy & Environmental Security Proof Point: Canada's post-pandemic labour market shakeup Laying the Foundation: Canada's 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan Pandemic leaves Canadians richer—but saddled with more debt Equal measures: Advancing Canada's working women in a post-pandemic economy Green Collar Jobs: The skills revolution Canada needs to reach Net Zero Unleashing Opportunity: The economic gains in narrowing Canada’s racial wealth gap COVID Consumer Spending Tracker
The Great Canadian Restart: How 2022 can spark an era of greener, more robust growth What's up with inflation? Net Zero: A long way from Glasgow Squeeze Play: Higher wages alone won’t solve Canada’s labour shortage problem Closing the global sustainable finance gap The Canadian housing market outlook Brighter Days Ahead: Fiscal picture improves from coast to coast The Great Canadian Savings Puzzle The $2 Trillion Transition: Canada’s Road to Net Zero The new challenges facing Canada's small businesses A Regional Renaissance: More Canadians drawn to live on the Atlantic Coast during pandemic Home builders are tackling Canada's housing supply shortage Powering Up: Preparing Canada's skilled trades for a post-pandemic economy The Economic Pulse – September 2021 Edition Are sky-high job vacancies in Canada around for a while? Why isn't Canada investing enough in green projects, despite ambitious climate targets? Border carbon taxes are moving from idea to reality. How exposed is Canada? Building Bandwidth: The Conversation Continues Will supply-chain disruptions remain an obstacle to growth? The Coming Creativity Boom: How human ingenuity will power the 2020s Has the Canadian dollar already reached its peak for the year? Building Bandwidth: Preparing Indigenous youth for a digital future Will a return to pre-pandemic retirement and job quitting levels worsen emerging labour shortages in Canada? Canadian tourism sector primed for early recovery after bleak year The immigration balancing act The Economic Pulse – June 2021 Edition Rebuilding Canada's labour market: The inclusive recovery imperative
Canadian Dollar Weakened but Not Headed for Historical Lows COVID-19's Threat to Canada's Vulnerable Workers The Fruits of Her Labour Gauging Canadian Coronavirus Supply Chain Vulnerabilities Commodity Price Monitor (March 31, 2020) Ottawa announces more support for businesses (March 27, 2020) Federal stimulus grows to $52 billion (March 25, 2020) Federal fiscal support: phase one done but a long way to go (March 23, 2020) Federal government releases plan to soften Coronavirus blow (March 11, 2020) Rail blockades add to “transitory” disruptions (February 21, 2020) More Canadians struggled with debt in 2019 (February 12, 2020) Coronavirus: gauging the economic impact (January 31, 2020) Davos 2020: The race for global scale (January 27, 2020) Canadian trade worries easing, but domestic headwinds remain (January 17, 2020) Navigating the 2020s: How Canada can thrive in a decade of change (January 6, 2020)
Seeing Green in the Oil Patch Canada’s Manufacturing, Wholesale and Transportation Sector (December 11, 2019) The recession roadblock: Graduating into a downturn can have long-term career consequences (November 21, 2019) Paging Dr. Data - How the coming skills revolution can transform healthcare (November 14, 2019) 2018 Provincial Economic Accounts (November 7, 2019) Energy (Still) Matters (October 28, 2019) Keeping Canada Younger: Immigration helps to hold back the demographic time bomb (September 18, 2019) Untapped Potential: Canada needs to close its immigrant wage gap (September 18, 2019) A snapshot of young entrepreneurship in Canada (September 3, 2019) Farmer 4.0 - How the coming skills revolution can transform agriculture (August 28, 2019) Trade Tensions Turning Up on US Factory Floor (June 24, 2019) Efforts to deleverage households are starting to pay off (June 17, 2019) Canada's MWT sector: Solid gains despite a rocky ride in 2018 (June 12, 2019) $600 billion in planned resource projects is riding on Canada’s project-review overhaul (June 5, 2019) Don’t expect a big jolt to growth if trade tensions ease (April 16, 2019) Family matters: the cost of having children on women's careers (March 21, 2019) Advantage women: how an automated future could play to women's strengths (March 5, 2019) The stage looks set for stronger Canadian wage growth in 2019 (January 30, 2019) Davos 2019: Globalization in a digital world (January 28, 2019) US government shutdown impact on Canada (January 24, 2019) Navigating 2019 - 9 big insights for the year ahead (January 3,( 2019)
Interest payments surged in Q3 as Canadian household's indebtedness looked heavier than previously reported (December 14, 2018) Alberta's oil cuts will reduce Canadian GDP modestly in 2019 (December 3, 2018) Canadian National GDP Accounts (November 30, 2018) 2017 Provincial economic accounts: Growth from coast to coast confirmed (November 8, 2018) Canada's MWT sector: Vibrant supply chains drive firm sectoral growth (November 7, 2018) Energy Matters - Canada's options for the 2020s (October 26, 2018) US National GDP Accounts (October 26, 2018) The USMCA: Manageable concessions, less uncertainty (October 1, 2018) Debt service took a bigger bite out of household income in the second quarter (September 14, 2018) Canada and Australia: The State of Bilateral Trade and Investment (July 10, 2018) What's the problem with Canada's youth labour market? (July 5, 2018) Potential U.S. auto import tariffs: the view from Canada (June 26, 2018) A winning combination for Canadian households’ indebtedness profile (June 21, 2018) The cost of credentials (June 18, 2018) Weighing the impact of U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada (May 31, 2018) Lost in Transportation: Putting the discount on Canadian heavy oil in context (May 9, 2018) 2017 provincial growth surprises on the upside (May 4, 2018) Alberta households will feel the most pressure from interest rate hikes (April 3, 2018) International Women's Day and Canadian Women: Mind the Gap(s) (March 7, 2018) CPTPP: an antidote to NAFTA flux? (March 7, 2018) Trade Deals and Agriculture: Not a game-changer but positive (March 1, 2018) Trudeau's State Visit to India: Time to leverage those people-to-people connections (February 15, 2018) Yes, Canadian Labour Markets Are Tight (February 14, 2018) Breakpoint: What Canada needs to consider to save NAFTA (January 22, 2018)
Five ways that 2017 left its mark (December 18, 2017) Life after NAFTA? (November 10, 2017) Carbon levies poised to become big money for provinces (October 30, 2017) BREXIT: A new challenge to Canada's European trade ambitions (October 19, 2017) Household credit growth accelerated through the July hike (September 1, 2017) NAFTA Renewal or Rejection? (August 24, 2017) The case for higher interest rates in Canada (July 10, 2017) Bigger-than-expected budget surplus in Quebec in 2016-17 (June 23, 2017) Debt Dashboard: Digging beyond the household debt headlines (June 7, 2017) Attracting International Talent (May 30, 2017) Canada gets a tourism boost (May 18, 2017) Softwood lumber: A shot across the bow? (May 2, 2017) How vulnerable is Canada’s economy to a housing downturn? Not enough to shake the foundation (May 1, 2017) The Million-Dollar Question: Will Carbon Pricing Work? (April 4, 2017) Canada's economy is underperforming...and the emperor's new clothes are magnificent (March 27, 2017) The State of Women in Canada’s Economy: In Pictures (March 7, 2017) Keep calm and carry on? A brief snapshot of household debt in Canada (March 2, 2017) The Decline in Manufacturing’s Share of Total Canadian Output (February 24, 2017) Laying out the welcome mat is good for growth (February 9, 2017) US state trade (January 27, 2017)