Canada: Details of the employment report are far from impressive - NBF

Matías Salord FXStreet

According to National Bank of Canada analyst, Matthieu Arseneau, today’s Canadian employment data reduced the possibility of a rate hike from the Bank of Canada in the short-term.

Key Quotes:

“Employment rose by 54K in July according to the Labour Force survey, much stronger than consensus which was expecting a gain of 17K. The unemployment rate dropped two ticks to 5.8%.”

“Though the stunning labour force survey headline number published this morning will close some of the gap with the payroll survey (SEPH), the details of the report are far from impressive.”

“Full-time jobs were down sharply and private hiring represented only a tiny share of total monthly gains.”

“On a year-to-date basis, employment in the private sector is still down 43K, its worst showing over for the first seven months of the year since 2009.”

“Turning to wages, hourly earnings (seasonally adjusted by NBF) declined 0.3% in July (m/m), the biggest drop since 2016.”

“All in all, this morning’s LFS report supports our view that the Bank of Canada will want to wait at least until October for its next rate hike to get more visibility on the Canadian fiscal update and trade uncertainty.”

Author

Matías Salord

FXStreet

Matías started in financial markets in 2008, after graduating in Economics. He was trained in chart analysis and then became an educator. He also studied Journalism. He started writing analyses for specialized websites before joining FXStreet.

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