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9/10/2007 |
Ontario Mergers and Acquisitions in 2006 saw 867 deals totaling a value of over $138.6 billion.
Source: Canwest Interactive, August 2007 |
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7/26/2007 |
Machinery and Equipment investment is continuing to grow steadily, with percentage growth expected to reach 6.5 in 2007, 6.0 in 2008, and 5.0 in 2009.
Source: Ministry of Finance Budget 2007, March 2007 |
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6/13/2007 |
2007 and 2008 Ontario Inflation rates are projected to remain steady at 1.3 and 1.9 percent respectively.
Source: Ministry of Finance Budget 2007, March 2007 |
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4/20/2007 |
In 2007, Ontario’s GDP growth is expected to reach 1.6 percent, and strengthen in 2008 to 2.8 per cent.
Source: Ministry of Finance Budget 2007, March 2007 |
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1/30/2007 |
Ontario employment shot up by 41,600 net new jobs in December, the largest monthly gain since August 2002. The surge in employment pushed down the unemployment rate by 0.3 percentage points to 6.1%.
Source: Ministry of Finance, Ontario Economic Update, January 2007 (1/2007) |
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10/2/2006 |
Premier Dalton McGuinty, Minister Pupatello and Minister Takhar are visiting India and Pakistan January 14th - 25th, 2007 to boost trade and investment with Ontario.
Source: Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, 2006 (10/2006) |
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6/20/2006 |
The Conference Board of Canada's Index of Consumer Confidence for Ontario rose 3.4% in April, following a 0.6% increase in March. Since December of 2005, the Ontario consumer confidence index is up nearly 10%.
Source: Ministry of Finance, Ontario Economic Update, May 2006 (6/2006) |
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2/27/2006 |
Ontario real GDP grew at a 2.8 per cent annual rate in the third quarter (July to September) of 2005. Growth was led by strong machinery and equipment investment expenditure, solid household spending and a rebound in exports.
Source: Ministry of Finance, Quarterly Ontario Finances, December 2005 (2/2006) |
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12/9/2005 |
Over the first eleven months of 2005, employment is up by 82,600 jobs or 1.3% compared with the same period last year.
Source: Ministry of Finance |
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10/5/2005 |
Over the first six months of 2005, Ontario retail sales are 4.7% higher than during the same period in 2004.
Source: Ministry of Finance, Office of Economic Policy, Economic and Revenue Forecasting and Analysis Branch |
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