Measuring Vulnerabilities in the Non-Financial Corporate Sector Using Industry- and Firm-Level Data

Timothy Grieder and Michal Lipsitz

No 2018-17, Staff Analytical Notes from Bank of Canada

Abstract: Aggregate non-financial corporate debt-to-GDP has been growing rapidly in recent years and is at an all-time high. This growth began in 2011 and accelerated as the oil price shock affected the Canadian economy. In light of these developments, we use industry- and firm-level data to measure vulnerability indicators in the non-financial corporate sector. We find that developments in the oil and mining sectors have had a noticeable impact on aggregate non-financial corporate indebtedness and other vulnerability indicators.

Keywords: Business fluctuations and cycles; Credit and credit aggregates; Financial stability; Monetary and financial indicators; Recent economic and financial developments; Sectoral balance sheet (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G G0 G01 G3 G32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 11 pages
Date: 2018
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