{"id":15481,"date":"2026-09-29T13:53:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/?p=15481"},"modified":"2026-09-29T14:59:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T14:59:26","slug":"canadas-gdp-growth-paused-in-july-but-still-on-track-for-q3-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/canadian-analysis\/data-flashes\/canadas-gdp-growth-paused-in-july-but-still-on-track-for-q3-gain\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada&#8217;s GDP growth paused in July but still on track for Q3 gain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<h4 id=\"h-the-bottom-line\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\">The Bottom Line:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canadian economic activity was unchanged in July, pausing after averaging 0.5% monthly gains between April and June. Weaknesses in manufacturing, wholesale, and retail trade offset continued growth in accommodation and food services and professional, scientific,&nbsp;and technical services sectors, and a jump in construction activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, Statistics Canada&#8217;s advance estimate (highly revision-prone) indicated GDP rose by 0.2% in August. That is consistent with further growth in the third quarter, at a slower rate than the 3.3% (annualized) jump in Q2 but broadly in line with our own 1.8%\u00a0forecast and our view that the economy remains in a gradual recovery phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was little indication of a significant broader negative economic impact in August after the United States imposed 50% tariffs on a subset of Canadian exports on August 22. Upcoming data reports will be watched closely &#8212; the new tariffs are expected to&nbsp;cause significant disruption for directly affected industries and regions, although rising hours worked and resilient consumer spending suggest activity elsewhere in the economy continued to expand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Growth is expected to be substantially slower than in Q2 as earlier support from recovering auto production and net trade fades. New tariffs and tighter financial conditions remain important downside risks, while targeted government support should help cushion&nbsp;the impact on affected businesses and workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, the July report leaves the Bank of Canada still balancing potential downside economic growth risks, and tightening in financial conditions from higher bond yields, against resilient backward looking economic data and risks that elevated energy costs&nbsp;spread into broader inflation. Our base case remains for the Bank to hold interest rates through the end of 2026 before gradually raising them in 2027, but recent BoC communications have signaled risks around that base-case are tilted to earlier rather than&nbsp;later hikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"everviz-IpZwuuB8b\" class=\"everviz-IpZwuuB8b\" data-view=\"graph\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"h-the-details\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2\">The details:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-rbc-list is-style-chevron-list mar-l-qtr mob-mar-l-qtr\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Real GDP was unchanged in July, following a 0.4% increase in June. Output was 1.4% above its year-ago level. Both goods-producing and services-producing industries were flat on the month.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manufacturing output fell 0.9% after three consecutive monthly gains. The largest drag came from petroleum and coal products, which declined 5.7% after unplanned downtime at a southwestern Ontario refinery curtailed production of motor gasoline, diesel, and&nbsp;aviation fuel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction edged down 0.5%, as weakness in conventional oil extraction and mining excluding oil and gas more than offset a 0.2% rise in non-conventional extraction.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wholesale trade slipped 0.4%, with softness concentrated in machinery and equipment, partially offset by gains in building materials and supplies. Retail trade dropped 1.0%, led by lower activity at gasoline stations and general merchandise retailers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Offsetting those declines, construction output rose 1.3%, marking the fourth consecutive monthly increase and one of the largest contributors to headline growth. Utilities advanced 1.7%, reversing the prior month&#8217;s decline. Real estate and rental and leasing activity continued to edge higher (+0.1%), supported by a rebound in home resale activity. Professional, scientific, and technical services grew 0.3%, while accommodation and food services expanded 0.8%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Statistics Canada&#8217;s advance estimate pointed to a 0.2% GDP increase in August. Other preliminary indicators for the month suggest manufacturing sales rose 1.1% (though mostly price-driven), and retail sales climbed 1.3%, consistent with our internal cardholder data showing resilient consumer spending. 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