Economist expects 'pretty severe' recession in Canada in 2023
Canada's economy showed a slight improvement in July, but it wasn't enough for a prominent Bay Street economist to hold back on his expectation of a recession.
"Our baseline is that Canada will enter a recession in the first quarter of 2023," David Doyle, the head of economics at Macquarie Group, said in a TV interview Thursday.
Canadian gross domestic product (GPD) rose 0.1 per cent in July, the latest data from Statistics Canada showed on Thursday. The bureau also released its August flash estimate, which pointed to an economic stall.
Doyle foresees a three per cent contraction in Canada's GDP, coupled with a five per cent drop in the unemployment rate. He cautioned that the economy remains vulnerable to the ebbs and flows of the commodity market and expects much of the future weakness to come from the housing sector.
Thursday's economic data showed output from real estate agents and brokers sank 3.4 per cent.
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