Tracking the trends in B.C.'s economy and our well-being
The B.C. Economic Dashboard, developed in collaboration with the KPMG Lighthouse Team, is an innovative, highly interactive data visualization tool which provides streaming and up-to-date analytics, insights and tracking of the important trends in B.C. and Canada’s economies, and our collective well-being. The Dashboard is updated daily and populated with data from Statistics Canada and more real-time data sources including as Google Mobility, Geo Tab and Covid19Tracker.ca. Users can drill down and explore metrics in different industries and make performance comparisons across provinces and time.
Below, users will find links to insights and reports from the Business Council’s team of economists and policy analysts to provide context and help make sense of the dashboard data and what it means for the B.C. economy moving forward. Using the Dashboard is simple and easy, with filters that give the user control over the data they want to see and the trends they want to chart. Click here to watch a tutorial video and learn more on how to use the Dashboard's controls.
The “Why” Behind the dashboard
BCBC President and CEO Greg D'Avignon and KPMG Managing Partner Walter Pela preview the B.C. Economic Dashboard developed in collaboration with KPMG’s Lighthouse team. Watch Here
Take a tour of the Dashboard with BCBC Chief Economist, Ken Peacock
Take a tour of the Dashboard with BCBC Chief Economist, Ken Peacock. Watch Here
Headline employment in B.C. rises again...masking underlying weaknesses
While the rebound in overall employment is good news, it doesn't give a complete picture of developments in the labour market - the recovery in private sector hiring & re-hiring remains much weaker than that in the public sector. Read More
News Release: Business Council of B.C. launches Economic Dashboard with interactive capacity, providing insights into the health of B.C.’s economy
Read the complete news release regarding the B.C. Economic Dashboard.
