“Recessione? What recession?” asked the headline in yesterday’s Winnipeg Dom.

Under that optimistic banner, the article asserted that the province that “seems to be bucking the recession” è — Manitoba.

Here’s more about Manitoba’s “‘steady-as-she-goes’ incremental growth:”

L' province’s unemployment rate nel mese di febbraio era 4.8 per cent — three percentage points below the national numbers and the second-lowest rate in the country, surpassed only by Saskatchewan.

Mentre le vendite al dettaglio sono diminuite più del cinque per cento in tutto il Canada nel mese di dicembre, they only dropped half a percentage point in Manitoba. And as shops close in other parts of the country, Manitoba is actually seeing new stores move in; from its first sprawling Ikea store which will anchor a $400-million retail development to the opening of its first Sephora bellezza negozio.

The housing market has dipped slightly, ma about one-third of Winnipeg le case are still selling for at or above asking price.

Because of its “even keel” economy, il Conference Board of Canada Manitoba è trovato di recente one of only four provinces expected to experience economic growth this year. The “momentum” generated in the past few years will carry it forward into 2010, the board said.

Now if only Manitoba could do something about the meteo…

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