This month’s COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard shows that near-record sales in Metro Vancouver, combined with unprecedented housing demand outside of Metro Vancouver, continued to drive a blistering pace of home sales in BC. Employment in retail and recreation are showing signs of recovery, but employment in accommodations and food services remains weak. Meanwhile, the number of people employed in high-wage positions continues to increase, supporting housing demand. Retail is starting to pick up again after a slow end to 2020. As the rollout of the vaccine accelerates, we can expect pent-up spending throughout the economy to be unleashed, driving a strong economic recovery. For a more comprehensive overview of BC's economic recovery, click here.

About BCREA’s COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard
The BCREA Economics team has created the COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard to help REALTORS® monitor BC’s economic recovery. This dashboard focuses on the sectors and activities that have been most significantly impacted by the pandemic, including:
• Housing Markets
• Retail, Restaurant Reservations and Movement
• Jobs and Hours Worked
• Manufacturing and International Trade
• Business and Consumer Confidences
• Tourism
To monitor the province’s progress, we benchmark each indicator to February 2020, the month before the pandemic was declared. This dashboard is updated each month.

BCREA's updated COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard is available here.