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Bryan Yu: B.C. bucks inflation trend in the worst way

B.C. price inflation bucked the trend in December, but not in a good way. Despite the GST tax holiday, inflation in the province increased to 2.6 per...

06.02.2025 10

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Bryan Yu: Average B.C. home price hit highest level in two years in December

The B.C. housing market reported lower sales in December, marking the first monthly decline since August. Seasonally adjusted MLS home sales in the...

30.01.2025 10

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Bryan Yu: B.C. unemployment ends year at 6%, while housing had weak 2024

British Columbia’s labour market picked up in December with a 0.5-per-cent gain following a flat November. This translated to 14,100 more people...

23.01.2025 5

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Bryan Yu: B.C. retail sales posted a stronger start to Q4

B.C. retailers posted a stronger start to the fourth quarter with sales up 0.9 per cent to reach $9.1 billion in October. This added to September’s...

16.01.2025 7

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Bryan Yu: B.C. labour participation weakens and trade picture deteriorates

British Columbia employment remained virtually unchanged in November with only 1,400 more people working compared with the previous month....

19.12.2024 3

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Bryan Yu: B.C. hiring stalls, short-term optimism dips amid tariff concerns

The latest Survey of Employers, Payroll and Hours pointed to a stall in B.C. hiring in September. Total payroll counts decreased by 0.2 per cent,...

12.12.2024 10

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Bryan Yu: B.C.’s retail and housing sectors face diverging fortunes

September was a positive month for retailers both in B.C. and across Canada. Nationally, retail spending rose 0.4 per cent in September from August...

04.12.2024 3

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Bryan Yu: B.C. housing market warms up as yearly manufacturing sales cool

Housing market activity in B.C. reported significant gains in October following months of lackluster results. On a monthly basis, seasonally...

27.11.2024 6

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Bryan Yu: B.C. employment reverses five-month trend and exports rise

Following five consecutive monthly declines, British Columbia employment grew for the first time in October with an increase of 8,300 people (up...

20.11.2024 2

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Bryan Yu: One in four B.C. SMEs say they’re in a good state of business health

Optimism among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) was steady but soft in October, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent...

13.11.2024 2

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Bryan Yu: Consumer spending sluggish even as travellers to B.C. increase

Bucking the Canadian trend, B.C. retail spending slowed in August with a one-per-cent drop, in contrast to the 0.4-per-cent national increase. At a...

06.11.2024 1

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Bryan Yu: B.C. inflation hits three-year low as gas prices drop

B.C.’s inflation rate slowed in September on a year-over-year basis to two per cent from 2.4 per cent in August. While the highest rate among...

30.10.2024 4

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Opinion: B.C.’s economy can’t absorb its population growth

It was another downbeat month for B.C.’s labour market in September with employment down for a fifth consecutive month. Employment fell by 18,000...

23.10.2024 30

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Opinion: Vancouver housing market may be in limbo as sales lag, prices slip

Housing market activity in the Lower Mainland sputtered again in September, even as affordability conditions started to improve for homebuyers....

16.10.2024 2

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Bryan Yu: B.C. home sales dip, prices fall as buyers wait for further rate cuts

B.C.’s housing market remained mired in its slump in August despite Bank of Canada rate cuts. On a monthly basis, seasonally adjusted MLS home...

03.10.2024 2

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Opinion: B.C. building permits soar as Vancouver shifts into buyers’ market

Canadian building permits rebounded in July after two months of declining values. This recovery was driven in large part by B.C., where permit...

25.09.2024 3

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Data Points: Retail sales steady as B.C.’s inflation rate beats national average

The pace of inflation in B.C. sped up in July on a month-to-month basis as the province’s consumer price index rose to 2.8 per cent from 2.6 per...

04.09.2024 3

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Data Points: B.C. labour data shows slowing growth as July home sales struggle

B.C. employment softened again in July with a monthly decline of 10,300 people (down 0.4 per cent), underperforming the rest of the country....

21.08.2024 10

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Data Points: National GDP growth continues in May as tourism fully recovers

Last week was a light one for B.C. economic data, ahead of labour market and early housing market data set to be released this week. The key data...

14.08.2024 2

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Data Points: B.C. home sales improve as the average Vancouver price hits peak

Housing market activity in B.C. picked up pace in June, following months of low sales volume. Seasonally adjusted MLS home sales in B.C. came in at...

24.07.2024 2

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