Statistics Canada GDP

• Canadian economy shrank by 1.1% in second quarter of 2021, Statistics Canada says

  The preliminary figure, which will be finalized Tuesday morning for the second quarter, left total economic activity about two per cent below pre-pandemic levels in Feb. 2020.

  Economy

  Aug 31
• Canadian economy grew in second quarter, early StatCan estimates show

  The economy appears to have grown in the second quarter of the year despite two months of setbacks, Statistics Canada says.

  Economy

  Jul 30
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• Housing fuels Canada’s economic growth in Q1: StatCan

  Housing investment was up 26.5 per cent compared with the first quarter of 2020, according to the statistics agency.

  Economy

  Jun 1
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• Canadian economy shows small gain in February, growing 0.4%

  Statistics Canada estimates the economy grew at an annualized rate of 6.5 per cent in the first quarter of the year.

  Economy

  Apr 30
• Canadian economy posts worst showing on record in 2020

  The Canadian economy posted its worst showing on record in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the country shutting down businesses and putting people out of work.

  Economy

  Mar 2
• Canadian economy grew 0.5% in May, prompting talk of a fall rate hike

  The result, which was well above expectations, has economists discussing the possibility of an October interest rate hike by the Bank of Canada.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2018