Canada's GDP up 0.2 pct in July despite wildfire impacts


By Lin Wei
  • World
  • Saturday, 28 Sep 2024

OTTAWA, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Canada's real gross domestic product (GDP) went up 0.2 percent in July, following essentially no change in June, Statistics Canada said Friday.

Despite negative impacts from wildfires on transportation and warehousing and accommodation services, the services-producing industries grew 0.2 percent in July, driven in large part by increases in the retail trade sector, the public sector and the finance and insurance sector, the national statistical agency said.

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