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加拿大獨立企業聯合會(CFIB)預測,加拿大今年前兩季的GDP將會反彈。

-- 加拿大獨立企業聯合會 (CFIB) 與 AppEco 合作發布的估算和預測顯示,加拿大經濟第一季成長 1.6%,預計第二季將持續成長 1.6%。 CFIB 首席經濟學家兼研究副總裁 Simon Gaudreault 在周四發布的聲明中指出:“這一強勁增長源於石油和天然氣產量的強勁增長以及持續的建築活動。” 戈德羅補充道:“然而,挑戰依然存在,有利於小型企業的政策,例如暫時中止聯邦燃油稅,將為那些持續面臨高昂運營成本的企業提供急需的幫助。” CFIB 在同一份聲明中指出,預計第二季消費者物價指數通膨率約為 2.9%。 在經歷了去年的下滑之後,私人投資預計將在第一季恢復成長 3.1%,在第二季度恢復成長 2.9%。 加拿大獨立企業聯合會(CFIB)指出,本季的一項特別分析顯示,小型企業的投資計畫正逐步恢復到歷史平均值。然而,由於商業信心呈現謹慎樂觀的態勢,企業主優先考慮的是維持現有業務而非擴張項目。 CFIB的數據顯示,各行業的投資概況表明,至少三分之二的企業計劃投資於員工培訓。大多數行業的絕大多數企業都計劃投資於行銷和推廣,而大多數行業中至少有一半的企業計劃投資於非人工智慧技術或設備。 2026年第一季私部門的職缺率維持在2.8%不變,這意味著有391,300個職缺。

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