Overview

This R Markdown module creates a summary of the Bank of Montreal’s Provincial Economic Outlook. The following packages are used to create a dynamic report:

GDP Outlook

CPI Outlook

Employment Outlook

Provincial Outlook Table

Date Canada British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia P.E.I Nfld & Labrador
Real GDP Growth (y/y%)
2020 -5.2 -3.4 -7.9 -4.9 -4.6 -5.1 -5.5 -3.2 -2.5 -1.7 -5.4
2021 4.5 4.8 6.0 2.8 3.0 4.2 6.0 2.6 3.2 2.3 3.3
2022 4.0 4.6 4.4 3.4 3.5 4.1 3.7 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.0
2023 3.5 3.7 3.8 2.9 3.0 3.7 3.5 1.5 1.8 2.0 1.5
Employment Growth (y/y%)
2020 -5.1 -6.5 -6.5 -4.6 -3.7 -4.7 -4.8 -2.6 -4.7 -3.2 -5.9
2021 5.1 6.6 5.1 2.6 3.5 4.9 4.2 2.6 5.4 3.8 2.9
2022 3.2 2.9 3.2 1.6 2.0 4.2 2.6 2.1 2.0 3.4 2.1
2023 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.2 2.0 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.4 0.0
Unemployment Rate (%)
2020 9.6 9.0 11.6 8.4 8.1 9.6 8.9 10.1 9.8 10.7 14.2
2021 7.4 6.5 8.7 6.6 6.4 8.0 6.1 9.0 8.4 9.3 12.9
2022 5.7 4.8 6.7 5.4 5.0 5.9 4.7 8.0 7.9 8.2 11.6
2023 5.5 4.4 6.1 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.4 7.6 7.3 8.1 11.4
Housing Starts (000's)
2020 219.0 38.0 24.3 3.1 7.3 81.2 54.7 3.6 4.9 1.0 0.8
2021 280.0 46.5 32.5 4.2 8.0 104.0 72.0 3.9 6.5 1.2 1.3
2022 250.0 45.0 31.0 3.0 6.7 95.0 60.0 3.0 4.0 1.3 0.6
2023 230.0 42.0 31.0 3.0 6.5 84.0 55.0 2.8 4.0 1.2 0.6
Consumer Price Index (y/y%)
2020 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2
2021 3.3 2.9 3.2 2.6 3.1 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.8 5.0 3.5
2022 3.5 3.2 3.6 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.0 3.0
2023 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.5
Budget Balance ($ millions)
FY20/21 −327,700 −5,468 −16,962 −1,127 −2,117 −16,400 −4,226 409 −342 −6 −1,491
% of GDP -14.8 -1.8 -5.8 -1.4 -2.9 -1.9 -0.9 1.1 -0.7 -0.1 -4.7
FY21/22 −144,500 −1,732 −5,822 −2,708 −1,123 −21,500 −3,559 89 108 −112 −595
% of GDP -6.0 -0.5 -1.7 -3.1 -1.5 -2.3 -0.7 0.2 0.2 -1.4 -1.6
Net Debt ($ millions)1
FY21/22 1,233,800 59,897 66,791 16,714 29,102 402,432 198,564 13,431 17,976 2,634 16,700
% of GDP 48.0 17.4 19.2 19.3 37.9 42.6 39.9 34.1 35.9 33.1 45.5

1 federal = accumulated deficit; Bolded values represent forecast