OTTAWA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Canada's gross domestic product (GDP) fell 11.5 percent in the second quarter this year, following 2.1 percent decline in the first quarter due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Statistics Canada on Friday.
Almost every single component of the economy used to calculate GDP was at its lowest point in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the country to carry out widespread shutdowns of non-essential businesses, border closures, and restrictions on travel and tourism.