The unchanged GDP reading in July and small projected rise in August should mean GDP growth slowed to around 1.4% annualised in the third quarter, given the weakness we expect this month amid the hit to real incomes from higher oil prices and the latest US tariffs. This close to the 1.5% rate the Bank of Canada projected in its latest Monetary Policy Report, but we suspect growth will underperform the Bank’s expectations next quarter.
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