OTTAWA, March 31 (Reuters) - The Canadian economy edged up by 0.1% in January, largely on higher manufacturing exports, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday even as overall trade restrictions related to the novel coronavirus in China began to affect potential growth.
The goods-producing sector posted a 0.1% increase, while the service-producing sector also grew by 0.1%.
Jan
Dec (rev) Dec (prev) Nov
(yr/yr) All
+0.1
+0.3
+0.3
+1.8 industries
Goods
+0.2
0.0
+0.3
+0.2 Services
+0.1
+0.3
+0.3
+2.4 NOTE - All figures are seasonally adjusted. Analysts in a Reuters survey had on average forecast a 0.1 percent increase for January GDP.