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The economy of Saskatoon has been associated with potash, oil and agriculture resulting in the moniker POW. Saskatoon's other nickname, the "Hub City," refers its ideal central location for distribution and logistics.〔 〕 Various grains, livestock, oil and gas, potash, uranium, wood and their spin off industries fuel the economy.〔 〕 The world's largest publicly traded uranium company, Cameco, and the world's largest potash producer, PotashCorp, have corporate headquarters in Saskatoon. Nearly two-thirds of the world's recoverable potash reserves are located in the Saskatoon region.〔(City of Saskatoon Quick Facts )〕 ==Recent growth== The year 2008 saw growth in residential and non-residential construction in the city and surrounding areas, which drove gains in many other sectors, including the wholesale and retail trade sector, as well as the financial, insurance and real estate sectors. Rising commodity prices also contributed to increases in the GDP for the agriculture, mining, oil and gas, and utilities sector,〔http://www.sreda.com/publications/Reports%20on%20the%20Economy/Quarterly/Saskatoon%20Region%20Economic%20Report%20-%202008Q4.pdf〕 Over 1000 new commercial or home-based businesses set up shop in Saskatoon in 2008,〔(Business Statistics )〕 along with numerous expansions of existing companies. Over $900 Million was invested in residential and non-residential buildings in the past year,〔(Construction )〕 and nearly $2 Billion has been invested since 2006.〔 There were also a substantial increase in housing starts over the past two years (2,319 in 2008, 2,380 in 2007) which is well above the average of 1,500〔 though this construction and empty speculation properties has resulted in an excess supply and accompanying drop in sales.〔http://www.normfisher.ca/images/teamblog/troysgraph.jpg〕〔http://www.srar.ca/Srarstats.php3#MonthAnu〕 Population Growth & cost of living: In 2006–2007 Saskatoon has increased growth due to the influx of inter-provincial migrants, who were drawn to the previously low cost of living in the region. This has caused housing starts to hit their highest level in over 30 years as of February 2008.〔(Housing starts keep building )〕 Saskatoon's overall economic output was predicted to have increased by 4.7% in 2007 and real estate costs have risen about 50% in 2007 alone, decreasing the previous cost of living advantage. A recent study found that from January 2007 to July 2008 Saskatoon's population has actually shrunk by 2,000 residents.〔(City population sinks )〕 This would in part explain the increasing inventory of available housing, despite a major drop in housing starts.〔(Saskatoon Real Estate Resource Centre Blog: Housing starts tumble across Canada; Saskatoon amongst the hardest hit )〕 The consulting company "Generation 5" which predicted that Saskatoon had lost over 2,000 residents,〔 partially based on a substantial increase in vacant houses, and houses for sale, was promptly fired by the City of Saskatoon. The rising house costs have caused great strain to lower income families who can no longer afford the higher living costs. Many renters have been forced out of their place of residence due to recent condo conversions and rental vacancy rates have dropped to 0.6% as of October 2007.〔(Council considers condo fee )〕〔(Condo conversions face fewer barriers in Saskatoon: report )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Economy of Saskatoon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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