Canada GDP growth measures how much the economy expanded or shrank last quarter, the broadest read on Canadian economic health.
Actual
0.8%
Forecast
0.8%
Previous
0.1%
Source: Statistics Canada. Figures as released; revisions appear in the next print.
Forecast: Trading Economics' forecast where available, otherwise the market consensus.
Calendar data: Trading Economics; official figures from the publishing agency.
Canada GDP Growth Rate for Q2 2026 came in at 0.8% versus 0.8% expected (previous 0.1%), in line with forecast.
How this print reads for the Canadian Dollar
In line with the 0.8% forecast. A reading above forecast is generally read as positive for the CAD, and below forecast as negative.
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