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Measuring Saskatchewan's progress

19 Oct 2009

Saskatchewan was one of Canada’s leading economic lights in 2008, recording the highest growth rate in real GDP, the second-highest employment growth rate, the third-largest percentage gain in population, the highest growth in personal disposable income (PDI) per capita, and the second-fastest growth in manufacturing. [...] Venture Capital Investment Per Capita The next section of the paper examines each of the 25 indicators in turn, discussing the meaning and significance of each indicator, and presenting recent trends in each one, along with Saskatchewan’s ranking among the provinces and in relation to the national average. [...] The Appendix provides the tables and data sources that underlie each of the 25 indicators, and lists the abbreviations and references that were used in the preparation of this report. [...] Saskatchewan’s real GDP rose by 4.6 per cent in 2003 (second-highest among the provinces), 5.1 per cent in 2004 (second) and 3.3 per cent in 2005 (third), declined by 0.3 per cent in 2006 (last among the provinces), and increased by 2.5 per cent in 2007 (sixth-highest among the provinces). [...] The Saskatchewan increase of 4.8 per cent compared with a 3.3 per cent increase in Saskatchewan’s CPI in 2008, while the increase of 2.8 per cent in Canada’s average weekly earnings compared with an increase of 2.3 per cent in Canada’s CPI.
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Pages
46
Published in
Canada

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