The Canadian real GDP was essentially unchanged from the previous month in August of 2025, according to a preliminary estimate. Expansions for wholesale and retail trade were offset by contractions for mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction, manufacturing, and transportation and warehousing. Regarding July, the Canadian GDP expanded by 0.2% from the previous month, revised higher from the flash estimate of a 0.1% increase to mark the sharpest expansion since January. Extractive industries lead the growth pace in July, with mining and quarrying (with the exception of energy) advancing 2.6%, while metal ore mining also rose by 2.6%. In the meantime, oil and gas extraction rose by 0.9%. Among other sectors, expansions were noted for transportation and warehousing (0.6%), manufacturing (0.7%), and real estate (0.3%), although retail trade was down (-1%).