All this activity pushed up output in the retail sector which advanced 2.0 percent. Personal expenditure by Canadians outside the country remained strong while spending by foreigners in Canada declined, driving up net expenditure abroad by 7 percent.
GDP by industry: Highlights for March 2006
The Canadian economy edged up 0.1 percent in March, after increasing by 0.2 percent in January and by 0.3 percent in February. In March, growth in service-producing industries (+0.3 percent) more than offset a decline in the production of goods (-0.2 percent).
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