Canadian economy grew 0.1% in August: Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada says the Canadian economy grew by 0.1 per cent in August.

In a report Friday, the federal agency says growth in services-producing industries was offset by a decline in good-producing industries.

Retail, wholesale trade, agriculture, and the public sector all grew in August while construction, manufacturing and mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction contracted.

Statistics Canada also says preliminary estimates suggest real gross domestic product grew by 0.1 per cent in September.