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BACKGROUNDER
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2004FIN0040-001030
Dec. 3, 2004
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Ministry of Finance
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B.C. ECONOMIC FORECAST COUNCIL: SUMMARY OF
FORECASTS
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Participant
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Organization
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007-2009
Average Real GDP
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Don Drummond
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TD Bank
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3.7
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3.5
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3.1
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3.1
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Marie-Christine Bernard
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Conference Board
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3.4
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2.8
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2.4
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2.4
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Jock Finlayson
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BC Business Council
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3.6
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3.5
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3.5
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3.5
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Warren Jestin
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Scotiabank
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3.2
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3.4
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3.3
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3.4
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Craig Wright
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RBC Financial Group
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3.6
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4.0
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2.4
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3.4
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Rick Egelton
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Bank of Montreal
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3.2
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3.4
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3.0
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3.2
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Dale Orr
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Global Insight
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3.9
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3.7
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2.8
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3.2
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Helmut Pastrick
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Credit Union Central of BC
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3.7
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3.0
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3.3
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3.5
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Warren Lovely
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CIBC
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3.1
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3.5
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3.1
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3.2
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Carl Sonnen
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Informetrica
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2.9
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3.0
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3.1
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2.7
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Ernie Stokes
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Stokes Economic Consulting
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3.3
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2.9
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2.4
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2.5
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David Baxter
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Urban Futures Institute
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3.2
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3.3
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3.4
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3.2
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William Tharp
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M. Murenbeeld & Associates
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4.0
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3.2
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3.4
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2.6
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Average
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3.4
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3.3
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3.0
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3.1
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Media
contact:
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Robert
Pauliszyn
Communications
Director
Ministry of Finance
250 213-5096
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Visit the Province's website at www.gov.bc.ca for online information and
services.
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