For the latest economic news, check out our current Weekly Economic Briefing in
PDF format. You'll get a BC perspective and find up-to-date information on interest rates, the national debt, employment trends, budget highlights, inflation, tax changes and other economic issues of the day.
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To find out more about the BC economy, check out our Economic Analysis of British Columbia -- a highly respected source of information providing authoritative, non-politically biased economic analyses and insights on a wide variety of international, national and local issues affecting the provincial economy. This is a subscription service.
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An in-depth monthly report from Helmut Pastrick, Chief Economist, forecasting where interest
rates are heading with an assessment of the key economic, financial and policy factors shaping those trends. Contains updated Interest, Deposit,
Lending and Bank Rate Forecasts.
Monthly Interest Rate Forecasts
The Coincident Economic Index (CEI) provides a summary measure of the current level and velocity of the
economies of
From time-to-time, CUCBC Economics publishes a variety of other
reports and presentations.
Additional Reports & Presentations
For further information and/or analysis on the provincial economy, our Chief Economist, Helmut Pastrick, is available for comment and/or public speaking engagements. You may contact the Economics Department, Central 1 Credit Union by telephone at (604) 737-5014, by fax at (604) 730-6434, or by email at .
The Economics Department and Central 1 Credit Union, while considering the contents to be reliable, take no responsibility for the information set forth herein.