TD Economics Maria Solovieva on GDP numbers: "For 2025 as a whole, the economy slowed to a 1.7%, primarily due to lower exports to the United States. That said, domestic demand grew at a better 2.3% pace, supported by stronger government spending." #cdnecon
BMO: The Q4 setback in #Canadian #GDP was entirely due to a drop in #inventories and doesn't reflect underlying momentum, although at just +0.7% y/y #growth since the end of 2024, the #economy is hardly thriving. #cdnecon #GDP
BMO Chief Economist Douglas Porter: "The Q4 setback in GDP was entirely due to a drop in inventories and doesn't reflect underlying momentum, although at just +0.7% y/y growth since the end of 2024, the economy is hardly thriving. " #cdnecon
StatsCan: Contributions to percentage change in real #grossdomesticproduct, fourth quarter of 2025 #cdnecon #GDP www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...

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Contributions to percentage change in real gross domestic product, fourth quarter of 2025

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StatsCan: Real #GDP increased 1.7% in 2025, the slowest pace of annual growth since the decline in 2020. Lower #exports, particularly to the #UnitedStates, were the main contributor to the slower rise in GDP in 2025. #cdnecon #trade
2 CIBC: โ€ฆ although weakness was largely driven by #inventories and as a result the composition was better than the headline figure. #cdnecon #GDP
1 CIBC: #Canadian #economy contracted modestly in Q4, although it ended the quarter on a slightly better footing than originally estimated. The 0.6% annualized #contraction in Q4 was slightly worse than the consensus and #BankofCanada forecast (-0.2% and 0.0% respectively) โ€ฆ ๐Ÿงต #cdnecon #GDP
2 TD: โ€ฆ were #acquisitions of #Canadian #softwarecompanies, from #cybersecurity to #AI-powered #assetmanagement, suggesting #UK #investors see Canadian #tech as both promising and a natural gateway to #NorthAmerican markets. #cdnecon #investment
1 TD: According to #InvestmentCanadaAct filing data, there were roughly 50 #investment notifications from #UK-registered entities over the course of the year through November 2025. The telling pattern is in the composition: over 40% of #UK filings โ€ฆ ๐Ÿงต #cdnecon #investment
TD: #Foreigndirectinvestment into #Canada totalled C$25.1 billion in Q4, bringing full-year 2025 to C$96.8 billion, above C$91.6 billion in 2024. This marks the highest annual inflows since 2007. #Merger-and-acquisition activity was the primary driver of the increase. #cdnecon #FDI