As certain household cost pressures ease and equity markets bolster incomes, discretionary consumer spending is set to pick up in 2027, according to economists at CIBC World Markets Inc. In a report published Tuesday, the economists examine the prospects for the Canadian consumer to provide a stronger contribution to economic growth in the year ahead, as factors that have weighed on discretionary spending — such as inflation, mortgages renewing …
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