Canada's GDP increases 0.1 pct in March


By Lin Wei

OTTAWA, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Canada's real gross domestic product (GDP) by industry edged up 0.1 percent in March after contracting 0.2 percent in February, Statistics Canada said Friday.

The goods-producing industries aggregate led the growth, driven by a rebound in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction and construction sectors in March, said the national statistical agency.

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