000004006 001__ 4006 000004006 003__ CaOOB 000004006 005__ 20250211163936.0 000004006 022__ $$a1201-8783 000004006 040__ $$aCaOOB$$beng$$erda 000004006 041__ $$aeng 000004006 043__ $$an-cn--- 000004006 245__ $$aMonetary Policy Report$$bNovember 1997 000004006 264_1 $$aOttawa, Ontario :$$bBank of Canada,$$c1997 000004006 269__ $$a1997 000004006 300__ $$a1 online resource (32 pages) 000004006 336__ $$aText 000004006 337__ $$2rdamedia$$acomputer$$bc 000004006 338__ $$2rdacarrier$$aonline resource$$bcr 000004006 347__ $$atext$$bPDF 000004006 520__ $$aIn the last half-year, the economic expansion in Canada has become well established, supported by low inflation, highly stimulative monetary conditions, and a strong U.S. economy. These positive factors have more than offset the dampening effects that fiscal restraint and private and public sector restructuring have had on spending and consumer confidence. Private sector activity has been moving ahead briskly, with household spending and business investment in machinery and equipment leading the way. In addition, strong growth in world trade has supported a rising trend in Canadian exports. Consequently, economic slack has been taken up more rapidly than in the second half of last year. 000004006 538__ $$aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. 000004006 650_0 $$aMonetary policy$$zCanada.$$aPolitique monétaire$$zCanada. 000004006 7102_ $$aBank of Canada. 000004006 7750_ $$iFrench version$$tRapport sur la politique monétaire : novembre 1997$$w4053 000004006 8301_ $$aMonetary Policy Report 000004006 8564_ $$uhttps://www.oar-rao.bank-banque-canada.ca/record/4006/files/mpr_nov_1997.pdf$$997ffeb90-442f-470a-9499-54db4c4f541b$$s274710$$zFile Source: Bank of Canada website, 2024 000004006 909CO $$ooai:www.oar-rao.bank-banque-canada.ca:4006$$pbibliographic 000004006 980__ $$aIR 000004006 980__ $$aMonetary Policy Report 000004006 991__ $$aPublic