Impact of Dollar Appreciation on the Canadian Technology Industry: Services Sector

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
• Situation Overview
  • Macroeconomic Impact of Currency Appreciation on the Canadian Economy
  • Figure: Canadian Currency Appreciation, 2003-2007
  • Figure: Canadian Currency Appreciation: The Longer View
  • Why Has The Loonie Risen?
    • Global Movement Away from the U.S. Dollar
    • Figure: Growing Trade Deficits for Japan, the Euro Area, the Rest of Asia, and the United States, 1995-2007 (US$B)
    • Canadian Economy Is Doing Great
    • Figure: Canada' s Debt Burden Continues to Shrink
    • Table: G-7 Macroeconomic Indicators
    • Figure: Canada and U.S. Diverging Domestic Economies
    • Figure: Canada' s Seasonally Adjusted Balance of International Payments, 2003-2007 (C$B)
    • Business Perception
    • Figure: Canadian Macroeconomic Conditions, 2001-2008
    • Figure: Canadian Corporate Profits, 1997-2006
  • What Does This Mean: By Industry
  • Figure: Impact of Currency Appreciation by Sector
  • Figure: Preferred Value of Canadian Currency by Sector
  • Figure: Canadian Manufacturers Share of Real GDP, 1962-2007
  • Figure: Canadian Manufacturing GDP, 2005-2007 (C$B)
  • Figure: Contribution to Growth by Industry Sector, September 2007
  • Figure: Canada GDP Growth by Province, 2006-2008 (%)
  • Figure: Impact of Canadian Currency Appreciation by Region
• Future Outlook
  • Canadian Productivity Challenge
  • Figure: Canadian and U.S. Firms Productivity Levels, 1992-2006
  • Figure: Canadian Investment per Worker as Percentage of U.S. Investment
  • Industry Impact: Services
    • Forecasts
    • Competitive Dynamics
    • Figure: Canada Pretax Corporate Profits by Domestic Industries and Foreign Operations, 1Q02-2Q07
    • Strategy and Labour Market Developments
      • Nearshoring: Labour Arbitrage
      • Nearshoring: Currency Arbitrage
      • Figure: The Loonie Versus the Rupee: Comparing Appreciation with the U.S. Dollar, January 2003-September 2007
      • Figure: The Loonie Versus the Dollar Against the Yuan, January 2003-September 2007
    • Impact of IDC' s Taxonomy Rules on Forecasting
• Essential Guidance
  • The Impact on Nearshoring Matters
  • Figure: Canadian ICT Versus Other Industries Services Surplus, 1997-2005
  • Figure: Canadian ICT Services Surplus by Exports and Imports (C$B)
  • Actions to Consider
    • Technology Customers
    • Services Vendors
    • Government
    • Figure: Existing and Proposed Federal Tax Rates, 2007-2012
    • Figure: Canadian Firms Tax Rates and Tax Receipts
    • Figure: Canadian Firms Tax Rates and Tax Receipts
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  • Related Research
  • Appendix: China
  • Synopsis