Analysts upbeat on economy

Economic and financial analysts are optimistic about national economic performance, despite lukewarm growth and job creation reports over the past several months, according to a new survey exclusively of Western Canadian economic and financial analysts.

Just over 58 per cent of 479 respondents think Canada's economy will perform better in the coming six months, 25 per cent think performance will remain about the same and 14 per cent expect conditions to get worse, according to the survey conducted jointly by Canada West Foundation and the Western Centre for Economic Research at the University of Alberta's School of Business.

With respect to their province's outlook, responding economic and financial analysts from B.C. were most optimistic, with 57 per cent indicating their economy would perform better over the coming six months.

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