Canada Data: Real GDP +0.1% in Aug vs +0.2% in July>

Release for:                    August 2018

Source: Statistics Canada

Month/month percent change, seasonally adjusted, except as noted

                                              yr/yr  Aug-18 Jul-18 Jun-18 May-18 Apr-18 Mar-18

All Industries                                   2.5    0.1    0.2    0.1    0.5    0.1    0.3                        .

 Goods-producing                                 3.2    0.0    0.1    0.0    0.6    0.1    0.6

 Ag, forestry, fish, hunt                       -0.5   -0.5   -0.7    0.3    0.8   -0.2    0.2

 Mining, quarrying,  and oil wells               5.5    0.9   -0.5   -0.7    1.6    0.5    1.9

 Utilities                                       1.0    0.8    1.2   -0.3   -0.6    0.4   -0.2

 Construction                                    1.9   -0.4   -1.1   -0.2    1.0   -0.3    0.0

 Manufacturing                                   3.3   -0.6    1.4    0.8   -0.4    0.0    0.2

 Services-producing                              2.2    0.1    0.2    0.1    0.5    0.1    0.2

 Wholesale trade                                 4.0   -0.1    1.2   -1.0    1.4   -0.2    1.1

 Retail trade                                    1.0    0.0    0.0    0.0    2.1   -0.9    0.5

 Transportation and warehousing                  2.9   -0.5    0.9    0.1    0.4    0.1    0.8

 Info, cultural industries                      -0.2   -0.1   -0.1    0.1    0.2    0.0    0.0

 Finance and insurance                           2.0    1.0   -0.4    0.0    0.5    0.2   -0.9

Real estate and rental leasing                   1.9    0.3    0.3    0.4    0.1    0.3    0.1

 Prof, scientific, tech svcs                     4.3    0.3    0.1    0.5    0.5    0.3    0.4

Management of companies and ent                 -1.2    0.0   -0.4   -0.1    0.1    0.1   -0.1

 Admin, waste mgmt svcs                         -0.7   -0.4    0.0    0.1   -0.2    0.3    0.0

 Education svcs                                  2.6    0.2    0.2    0.2    0.2    0.3   -0.1

 Health and social svcs                          3.4    0.2    0.2    0.2    0.3    0.3    0.4

 Arts, entertain, recreation                     0.4   -1.4   -1.8   -0.1    2.7   -1.4   -0.4

 Accommodation and food                          2.0    0.0    0.0    1.1    0.8   -0.6    0.3

 Other services                                  0.9   -0.2    0.0    0.1    0.2    0.4   -0.1

 Public administration                           1.6    0.1    0.1    0.1    0.2    0.1    0.2

Other aggregations

 Industrial production                           3.9    0.1    0.6    0.1    0.4    0.3    0.8

 Nondurable Manufacturing                        4.5   -0.2    2.3    1.1    0.5    0.0   -0.4

 Durable manufacturing                           2.3   -0.9    0.7    0.6   -1.2    0.0    0.6

 Info and communication and tech                 5.5    0.7    0.4    0.0    0.7   -0.1    0.3

Energy Sector                                    5.7    1.0   -0.3   -0.1    1.4    0.6    1.5

Public sector                                    2.5    0.2    0.1    0.2    0.3    0.2    0.2

** MNI - Ottawa Bureau ; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com **

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