Thursday 28 February 2013

BC Commercial Leading Indicator Edges Lower in Fourth Quarter



BC Commercial Leading Indicator Edges Lower in Fourth Quarter

Vancouver, BC – February 28, 2013. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) Commercial Leading Indicator (CLI) edged lower by 1.3 points in the fourth quarter of 2012, to an index level of 111.3. On a year-over-year basis, the CLI was up 0.8 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2012.
The decline in the CLI translates to a slight rolling over in the underlying index trend, signaling a potential slowing of activity for the first half of 2013.
"A modest slowing of commercial real estate activity is in general accord with 2013 being somewhat of a transition year for the economy," said Brendon Ogmundson, BCREA Economist. "We anticipate that slower growth through the first half of 2013 will give way to a more robust economy in 2014 and therefore an increase in commercial market activity."
To view the full BCREA Commercial Leading Indicator index, click here.
For more information, please contact: 
Brendon Ogmundson
Economist
Direct: 604.742.2796
Mobile: 604.505.6793
bogmundson@bcrea.bc.ca

Damian Stathonikos
Director of Communications and Public Affairs
Direct: 604.742.2793
Mobile: 778.990.1320
dstathonikos@bcrea.bc.ca

- See more at: http://www.bcrea.bc.ca/news-and-publications/news-room/news-releases/commercial-leading-indicator-news-release#sthash.AnvLkeLZ.dpuf


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