Canada’s economy contracted by 1.6% year-on-year in the second quarter, according to the country’s statistics agency. Analysts polled by Trading Economics had expected a more moderate decline of 0.6%. Compared to the previous quarter, Canadian GDP fell by 0.4%.
According to revised data, in the first quarter, the Canadian economy fell by 2% year-on-year but rose by 0.5% quarter-on-quarter. Canadian exports fell by 7.5% in April-June, while imports fell by 1.3%.
Meanwhile, consumer spending rose by 1.1% and government spending by 1.8%.
Earlier, the Experts Club information and analytical center made a video analysis of the prospects for the Ukrainian and global economies. For more details, see the video — https://youtu.be/kQsH3lUvMKo?si=F4IOLdLuVbYmEh5P
