RBC Business Segments and Market Strategy
Canada
Canada's fiscal position
Strong rating as a result of fiscal prudence, conservative bank lending practices and solid
economy
■Lowest net debt to GDP ratio among G7 peers (1)
■ #1 for soundness of banks for the 8th consecutive year (2)
■ Canadian economy adjusting to shifting drivers of growth
Net Debt as % of GDP (3)
2015
Canadian GDP by Industry (4)
(November 2015)
37.8
Germany
48.4
U.S.
89.4
79.9
80.3
82.9
U.K.
G7 average
France
113.5
126.0
7%
8%
12%
20%
4%
7%
9%
11%
■Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
■ Manufacturing
Wholesale and Retail Trade
Scientific, Technical & Educational Serv.
■Public Administration and Utilities
11%
Mining, Oil & Gas Extractions
■Construction
11%
Health Care
■Transportation, Warehousing
■ Other
Economic Backdrop
(1) International Monetary Fund. (2) World Economic Forum, 2015. (3) International Monetary Fund, RBC Economics Research. (4) Statistics Canada, RBC Economics Research.
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