After 4 straight quarters of MoM growth in GDP, the Canadian economy plunged 0.3% in Q4 (considerably worse than the 0.0% expectations) despite a resugenece in crude prices. The Loonie is tumbling, back at 5-week lows, as manufacturing shrank a shocking 2.0% YoY - most since 2013.
- Goods-producing sector fell 1.3% m/m in Oct.
- Service-producing sector rose 0.1% m/m in Oct.
- Largest upside contributor was real estate, +0.05 ppts
- Largest downside contributor was manufacturing, -0.20 ppts
- Manufacturing output falls 2.0% m/m, biggest decline since December 2013
Looks very Japanese...
Manufacturing output fell 2 percent -- the biggest decline since
2013 -- with durable and non-durable goods down 2.1 percent and 2
percent respectively. Factory output has been persistently weak, falling 0.2 percent since October of last year.
And the reaction is ugly, sending the Loonie to 5-week lows against the dollar...