Canada Loses To USA in Today’s Growth Battle – Posts Negative GDP
So much for that decoupling theory where Canada would not be affected as much as its American neighbors during this economic downturn. Canada posted a 0.2% negative growth GDP statistic for the month of February. Today, the US announced a small positive gain in GDP for their first quarter. Looks like the old adage that when the US economy sneezes, Canada catches a cold is true this time around.
All is not lost. This data reflects the state of the economy a couple of months ago, and the Bank of Canada has made a couple of big cuts since then. We’ll be keeping a close eye on Canada’s GDP to see if the trend continues, or if February was just a blip.
