Overall business sentiment in Canada was running at near-record levels in late summer
The underground economy grew notably faster than the overall economy
12 of 20 sectors gained ground as the manufacturing sector grew 1.2%
GDP rocketed to an annualized pace of 2.9%
The pieces are in place for another Bank of Canada policy interest rate hike this fall, economist says
Canada added 82,000 of the less desirable part-time positions in July while losing 28,000 full-time jobs
Exports increased by 4.1% from May to a record $50.7 billion, thanks in most part to energy products and aircraft
May GDP growth of 0.5% beat expectations as the oil and gas sector led the way with a 2.5% increase
Retail, manufacturing and wholesale strength will push May GDP even higher
The gains more than made up for the drop seen in April