Quebec's economy pace of growth...

...should be quite solid in the coming months. This is what we can deduct from the evolution of Desjardins Leading Index. The DLI has increased for nine  consecutive months according to the information made available March 13 on Desjardins web site.

The world economy continued to expand in February...

...but at a slightly slower pace than in January, according to PMI data published March 3 by IHS Markit.

https://www.markiteconomics.com/Survey/PressRelease.mvc/6a45959d0434499fac8322b4b12099b3

OECD leading economic indicators...

"...continue to point to growth gaining momentum in several advanced economies.", according to the press release published February 8 on that organization web site.

http://www.oecd.org/std/leading-indicators/OECD-CLI-02-17.pdf

Quebec economy: the Desjardins Leading Index...

...continues its progression, and that lets believe that the economic activity expansion will keep on going at a moderate growth in the coming months. The most recent data on this index were published February 9 on Desjardins' web site.

https://www.desjardins.com/ressources/pdf/ipd0217e.pdf

Economists from that financial institution projected, last January, that Quebec real GDP would grow by 1.7% in 2017.

The world economy pace of expansion...

...seems to accelerate these days according to PMI surveys by IHS Markit. The most recent data are based on surveys conducted last January, and for which the results were published February 3.

https://www.markiteconomics.com/Survey/PressRelease.mvc/6ad1129d978643939914b4311ded2e37

The IMF updates its World Economic Outlook

The IMF published, January 16, the update of its World Economic Outlook. Its projections did not change for the world GDP compared to last fall estimates. But, there are slight revisions for many countries. The IMF signals this in its introduction: "...there is a wide dispersion of possible outcomes around the projections, given uncertainty surrounding the policy stance of the incoming U.S. administration and its global ramifications."

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2017/update/01/

World economy: OECD leading economic indicators...

... point to a more rapid pace of growth in the coming months in most of its member countries and in some emerging economies. The IMF update of its World Economic outlook, due for publication in the coming days, will give us an idea of what to expect for 2017 and of the risks to global growth.


http://www.oecd.org/std/leading-indicators/OECD-CLI-01-17.pdf