Economists expect Bank of Canada to remain on hold amid economic weakness
The organization projects that recessions will be avoided "almost everywhere"
Consumer spending puts economy on track for 5.2% annual growth, up from 4.9% estimated last quarter
StatsCan's preliminary estimate for Q3 suggested the economy shrank at an annualized rate of 0.1%
The result came amid higher prices and interest rates
Federal deficit projected to rise to $46.5 billion in 2023-24, up from an estimated $38.7 billion for 2022-23
Revises April forecast, when it predicted 0.4% growth
Services-producing industries gained 0.1% in the month, goods-producing industries contracted 0.3%
Recovery will pick up steam in the second half of 2024, the company forecast
Surprising resilience continues amid tighter monetary policy