Canada Data: Real GDP +0.4% in Feb vs -0.1% in Jan>

Release for:                    February 2018

Source: Statistics Canada

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

                                      yr/yr  Feb-18 Jan-18 Dec-17 Nov-17 Oct-17 Sep-17

All Industries                           3.0    0.4   -0.1    0.2    0.4    0.1    0.3                        .

 Goods-producing                         4.6    1.2   -0.5    0.2    0.9   -0.3    0.5

 Ag, forestry, fish, hunt               -0.1    0.5   -0.6    0.3   -0.3   -0.4   -0.1

 Mining, quarrying,  and oil wells       4.3    2.4   -2.9    1.3    0.4   -0.8    0.9

 Utilities                               3.5   -0.9    0.0    0.7    0.5   -2.5    1.9

 Construction                            5.9    0.7    0.7   -0.4    0.6    0.5    0.7

 Manufacturing                           4.9    1.0    0.5   -0.5    1.8    0.1   -0.1

 Services-producing                      2.4    0.1    0.0    0.2    0.2    0.2    0.2

 Wholesale trade                         4.8   -0.5    0.5   -0.2    0.1    1.7   -0.8

 Retail trade                            1.8    0.0    0.0    0.0   -0.6    2.0   -0.3

 Transportation and warehousing          4.2    0.5    0.0    0.5    0.2   -0.3    0.7

 Info, cultural industries              -0.2    0.4   -0.4    0.0    0.1   -0.2   -0.1

 Finance and insurance                   2.5    0.4    0.3    0.6    0.3   -0.1    0.0

Real estate and rental leasing           1.6   -0.2   -0.5    0.5    0.3    0.1    0.3

 Prof, scientific, tech svcs             3.8    0.6   -0.2    0.6    0.5   -0.1    0.6

Management of companies and ent         -1.5    0.2   -0.4    0.4   -0.2    0.0   -0.1

 Admin, waste mgmt svcs                  0.0    0.1    0.5   -0.2   -0.2   -0.3   -0.3

 Education svcs                          2.4    0.1    0.2    0.6    0.2   -0.4    0.5

 Health and social svcs                  2.8    0.2    0.3    0.3    0.2    0.1    0.3

 Arts, entertain, recreation             5.2    1.4   -0.6    1.0    1.1    0.3   -0.7

 Accommodation and food                  2.9    0.0    0.2   -0.1    0.1   -0.1    0.6

 Other services                          1.3   -0.4    0.0   -0.1    0.3   -0.1    0.2

 Public administration                   1.9    0.2   -0.1    0.0    0.2    0.0    0.4

Other aggregations

 Industrial production                   4.4    1.4   -0.9    0.3    1.1   -0.6    0.5

 Nondurable Manufacturing                2.5    0.0    0.9   -0.8    1.1    0.4   -0.1

 Durable manufacturing                   6.9    1.8    0.2   -0.3    2.4   -0.1   -0.2

 Info and communication and tech         6.3    0.6    0.7    0.6    1.2    0.2    0.4

Energy Sector                            3.7    1.6   -2.1    1.4   -0.1   -1.0    1.4

Public sector                            2.4    0.1    0.2    0.3    0.2   -0.1    0.4

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

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