September 2011 Department of Finance Private Sector Survey (Average of Private Sector Forecasts) Annual Growth or Average Rate Year Real GDP Growth Unemp. Rate Emp. Growth CPI Inflation Core Inflation GDP Inflation 3 Month T-Bill Rate 10-Year Benchmark Govt. Bond Rate Exchange Rate (U.S.¢/C$) US Real GDP Growth U.S. 90-day T-bill Rate U.S. Govt. Bond Rate (10 years) US CPI Inflation US GDP Inflation Crude Oil Price: WTI $US/ Barrel Natural Gas Price: Henry Hub $US/ mmbtu 2011 2.2 7.5 1.6 2.9 1.6 3.0 0.9 2.8 101.2 1.6 0.1 2.7 3.1 2.0 94.2 4.2 2012 2.1 7.2 1.3 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.2 2.7 102.1 2.0 0.1 2.5 2.0 1.7 93.0 4.4 2013 2.5 7.0 1.4 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.2 102.1 2.4 0.4 2.9 2.1 1.8 100.6 5.1 2014 2.5 6.8 1.4 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.9 3.9 98.8 2.9 1.7 3.7 2.2 2.0 106.4 5.4 2015 2.5 6.6 1.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.5 4.5 97.9 2.9 3.1 4.5 2.2 2.0 109.2 5.4 2016 2.3 6.4 1.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.7 4.5 98.0 2.8 3.7 4.7 2.2 2.0 110.0 5.6