The Canadian economy shrank modestly in April by 0.1 per cent, according to Statistics Canada.
That follows an increase of 0.2 per cent in March for Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, and comes amid fears of a potential recession later this year spurred by the U.S. trade war.
A recession is defined by two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth.
Economists were widely expecting April鈥檚 GDP to show the economy expanded by 0.1 per cent.
Statistics Canada also gave a flash-forward estimate for what to expect in May鈥檚 GDP report, and the agency is forecasting another contraction by 0.1 per cent.
The manufacturing sector contracted by 1.9 per cent, the biggest drop since 2021, and accounted for 鈥渘early all the decline,鈥 according to the report.
Meanwhile, services-producing business contributed to growth of 0.1 per cent in April, which the agency says was mostly from the public administration sector and tied to the Canadian federal election.
鈥 More to come.