Canada's GDP edges down 0.1 pct in July

OTTAWA, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Canada's real gross domestic product (GDP) edged down 0.1 percent in July, Statistical Canada announced Wednesday.

According to advance information, GDP output was down in the manufacturing, wholesale, retail trade and utilities sectors, the national statistical agency said, adding that declines were partly offset by increases in the mining, quarrying, oil and gas sector and the agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector.