Exports and imports will be the main growth drivers next year.

Even with the Canadian dollar appreciating some 6 U.S. cents through the year, both exports and imports in 2005 surged to record high levels.

Canada is a country whose main exports are hockey players and cold fronts. Our main imports are baseball players and acid rain.

Changes in certain crops can affect imports and exports.

There are two main drivers of asset class returns - inflation and growth.

This is much stronger growth than the market expected.