Canada’s July GDP Grows 0.2% on Mining, Wholesaling

October 1, 2006 Filed Under: Mining Services, Mining Stocks, Potash Mining  

Canada’s economy, the world’s eighth-largest, expanded 0.2 percent in July, the most in four months, led by mining, wholesaling and financial services. The increase reported by Statistics Canada today in Ottawa compares with no growth in June and matches the median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey of 19 economists. Today’s figures suggest the economy is rebounding after falling...