OTTAWA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Canada's real GDP was up 0.2 percent in February, with goods-producing industries driving the growth for the second consecutive month, Statistics Canada said Thursday.
Goods-producing industries grew 0.4 percent in February, driven by expansions in manufacturing and mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction, said the national statistical agency.
Services-producing industries edged up 0.1 percent, as rebounds in transportation and warehousing and wholesale trade were largely offset by contractions in the public sector, said the agency.
According to the national statistical agency, advance information indicated that real GDP was essentially unchanged in March.
Increases in wholesale trade and transportation and warehousing were offset by decreases in retail trade and mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction, according to the agency.
With this advance estimate for March, the economy expanded 0.4 percent in the first quarter of 2026, said Statistics Canada.
