-- RBCによると、今週はカナダの経済指標発表は比較的少なく、水曜日に発表される2月の製造業と卸売業の統計に注目が集まっている。 カナダ統計局の速報値によると、石油と農産物を除く卸売売上高は前月比2.3%増と回復し、製造業売上高は輸送部門と加工食品部門の売上増に支えられ、前月比3.8%増となった。 RBCは、これらの統計は、昨年末から2026年初頭にかけての自動車生産の混乱が一時的なものであったとする以前の報告と一致していると指摘した。以前の混乱は一部工場での半導体不足に起因し、1月の最新の混乱は一部工場で新型モデル生産のための例年より長い冬季設備改修が行われたことが原因だった。 RBCは、製造業と卸売業の回復予測は、年初の低調なスタートの後、2月に向けて財セクターの勢いが強まることを示唆していると述べた。これらの統計は、以前のデータと合わせて、1月の緩やかな回復の後、基調的な経済活動が徐々に改善しているという見方を裏付けるものだ。 RBCは、サービス部門の住宅再販は依然として低迷しており、2025年10月以降、全国的に4ヶ月連続で減少した後、3月の市場速報はまちまちの結果となったと指摘した。 速報によると、トロントなど一部の市場では販売件数が増加したが、バンクーバーでは減少が続いた。住宅価格はブリティッシュコロンビア州、アルバータ州、オンタリオ州で引き続き小幅下落したが、ケベック州、プレーリー地方の一部、大西洋岸地域では上昇した。 RBCは、1月の実質国内総生産(GDP)は前月比0.1%増となり、2月も引き続き拡大が見込まれるとの速報値が出ており、第1四半期を通して成長が加速するとの見通しを示した。 RBCは、セクターごとの変動は続いているものの、現在のデータは概ね、第1四半期の緩やかな成長と勢いの高まりというRBCの基本シナリオ予測に沿って推移していると付け加えた。
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