Economic Tracker

Regional economic growth in Americas is expected to slow from an average of 2.53% in Q4 2017 to 2.41% in Q1 2018 and further 2.35% in Q2 2018. Although manufacturing sector expanded at a slower pace of 2.0% in Q1 2018, it is expected to rise to 3.4% in Q2 2018. The pace of growth in food and beverage sector declined sharply from 4.8% in Q4 2017 to ...

Canada’s economic growth rate slowed in Q3 2017 to 1.7% from the high of 3.7% in Q2 2017 due to decline in housing investment and shrinking exports. The uncertainty around the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has halted the work around motor vehicle shipping, which has impacted exports. Trade within North America is also expected to de...

Economic growth rate in North America increased to 2.2% in 2017 from 1.5% in 2016. Canada and the United States were among the top countries among advanced economies with GDP growth of 3.0% and 2.2% respectively, in 2017. The region’s manufacturing sector contracted by 1.2% while food & beverage registered a strong growth of 4.6%. In 2017, The ...

Strong economic growth supported by resilient domestic demand, growth in exports, accommodative government policies, and improved investor confidence is expected for the Emerging Asia Pacific economies in H1 2015.

Economic growth in the emerging APAC regions will be resilient through H2 2014 and the beginning of 2015. While favourable financial conditions, improving labour market conditions, and broadly accommodative policies will support domestic demand growth, global economic recovery and a stronger-than-expected recovery of the US economy will help boost ...

Strong GDP growth supported by resilient domestic demand, prudent fiscal policies, and improved business sentiments is expected for the North American countries in Q1 2015, regardless of the slowdown and uncertainty in the global economy

The growth outlook for the emerging APAC region for H2 2014 remains strong despite weaker growth in Q1 2014. Growth in the region picked up in Q2 2014, primarily driven by stronger export demand from the advanced economies and improved financial conditions that helped strengthen the domestic demand. While relatively low interest rates in the region...

North American growth continued to accelerate in Q3 2014 following the strong Q2 performance. The energy sector boom, resulting in low fuel-prices and strong public-sector spending—despite modest consumer spending growth, supported strong economic expansion of the region in Q3 2014. The rise in real wages and dwindling unemployment will keep cons...

North American countries had outperformed expectations in H1 2014. GDPs of the United States and Canada will continue to grow at an average rate of 2 to 2.5 percent in the latter half of 2014. Improved regional trade, strong industrial performance, and higher consumer spending are likely to boost economic growth of the region in the short run. Falt...