Canada covid-19 saskatchewan covid-19 Coronavirus Saskatoon COVID-19 Canada

Conference Board of Canada expects 5% decrease in Saskatoon’s GDP growth

Reading now: 463
globalnews.ca

The Conference Board of Canada is projecting Saskatoon will be one of the hardest hit metropolitan economies this year because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

A new report from the board shows it expects Saskatoon’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth to drop 4.9 percentage points compared to 2019, making it the third worst-hit city behind Calgary and Edmonton.

The economic forecasting associate director said the pandemic has taken a drastic toll on the Canadian economy and no region is exempt from the negative economic impacts. “All major metropolitan economies are forecast to contract in 2020.

However, assuming the virus’ spread is contained, and firms can return to normal operations over the summer months, a recovery should begin in

Read more on globalnews.ca
The website covid-19.rehab is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA