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Credit conditions

To meet its mandate, the Bank carefully monitors changes in credit conditions, the money supply, financial system liquidity, and other credit-market indicators. This information reflects changes in the economy, the influence of monetary policy, and financial market conditions.

Business credit

Total business credit and components

See Selected credit measures (formerly E2).

Asset-backed commercial paper

See Corporate and other short-term paper outstanding (formerly F2).

Total bond issuances (v111900655)

See Capital markets activities: Gross new issues, retirements and net new issue of securities (formerly F4-F10).

Note: The breakdown of total bond issuances is no longer available.

Financial indicators

Housing Affordability Index

See Indicators of Capacity and Inflation Pressures for Canada, Real Estate Market.

Business Outlook Survey data

See Business Outlook Survey.

Senior Loan Officer Survey data

See Senior Loan Officer Survey.

Measures of Wholesale Bank Funding Costs

As of March 22, 2018, the Bank of Canada no longer publishes this data.

Trends in Key Interest Rates

See Canadian Interest Rates and Monetary Policy Variables: 10-year Lookup.

Weekly Effective Interest Rates

See Canadian Interest Rates and Monetary Policy Variables: 10-year Lookup.

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