Canadian GDP Turned Positive in May, After Contracting for Two Months
The GDP turned the tail in Canada during May, increasing by 4.5%
Skerdian Meta•Friday, July 31, 2020•1 min read
The GDP report from Canada for May has been released. The Canadian economy contracted in March and April during lock-downs, but it seems to have turned the tail in May, as the country started to reopen. Expectations were for a 3.5% increase that month, but the GDP report beat expectations for May, coming at 4.5%. Although, the YoY GDP figures were still quite negative. USD/CAD was little changed. Below is the report:
- Prior was -17.1% y/y
- GDP +4.5% m/m vs a record -11.6% in April
- Goods +8.0% m/m
- Services +3.4% m/m
- Preliminary estimate of +5% in June
- Preliminary estimate of -12% in Q2 (not annualized)
- Construction +17.6% m/m in May
- Retail trade +16.4% m/m including +68.6% in autos
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Skerdian is a professional Forex trader and a market analyst. He has been actively engaged in market analysis for the past 11 years. Before becoming our head analyst, Skerdian served as a trader and market analyst in Saxo Bank's local branch, Aksioner. Skerdian specialized in experimenting with developing models and hands-on trading. Skerdian has a masters degree in finance and investment.
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