Public Administration and Manufacturing Sector

manufacturing sector: Hamiltons economy is forecast to grow by 1.3 per cent in 2014, up from a 0.2 per cent increase last year. The report attributes that growth to gains in the manufacturing sector and more activity in public administration. , according to Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CBC. Fortunately, this time the weakness will not last as long, the report reads. Output in the manufacturing sector is expected to grow by 2.3 per cent in 2014, bolstered by Maple Leafs new $395 million meat processing plant and stronger economic activity. Economic growth in Hamilton should improve this year and next alongside Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City, but will lag behind western Canada, according to The Conference Board of Canada Metropolitan Outlook: Autumn 2014. Thats a plus, seeing as the manufacturing output out of the city shrunk by 3.4 per cent last year because of slower domestic and foreign demand as well as the shutdowns at U.S. Steel. That drop in output came after four years of growth after the economic downturn through the 2000s . (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.