We see indications that demand in energy-intensive provinces is strengthening, after having fallen in 2015 and the first half of 2016. You just need to look at motor vehicle sales and housing resales (Chart 2).
One challenge we have when assessing the geographic diversity of growth is that it takes longer for provincial data to be published—this year’s data on growth by province will not be available until well into 2018. That is why Bank of Canada staff recently developed models to get a timelier read on provincial GDP.