Canada Economy on Track to Bounce Back in Third Quarter

At the start of the third quarter, goods-producing sectors led the stronger-than-expected growth.

Photographer: Adetona Omokanye/Bloomberg

The Canadian economy appears set to avoid recession this year with a third-quarter rebound.

Industry-based gross domestic product expanded 0.2% in July, beating the median economist estimate in a Bloomberg survey, and Statistics Canada’s advance data suggested output was unchanged in August. These were the first months since April that the economy didn’t see monthly contractions.