TORONTO – Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week:

Home sales

The Canadian Real Estate Association will release its August home sales figures on Monday. The association reported last month that home sales in July rose 6.6 per cent compared with a year ago, continuing an upward trend after the market had slowed in previous months.

Parliament resumes

The House of Commons comes back from its summer break on Monday. The return comes as the minority Liberal government prepares a fall budget that is expected to include a mix of spending initiatives as well as austerity measures.

Inflation

Statistics Canada will release its latest inflation reading on Tuesday when it publishes its consumer price index for August. The annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent

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