"Pent-up demand is now showing up in key indicators. In pole position is the US economy, where multiple indicators show that the economy is ready to race. Housing—the harbinger market—has rebalanced, re-igniting dormant residential construction. Given this market’s broad linkages to the rest of the economy, that’s great news."

– Peter Hall, vice-president and chief economist, Export Development Canada

US HOUSING: BACK TO BALANCE (Surplus units, thousands)

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