The previous estimate was $252.1 billion, before recent pandemic measures
Pandemic relief efforts are also creating an economic trade-off
Bank earnings and GDP numbers headline a busy week
Wholesale trade declined in March as the pandemic developed
The drop in the annual rate was the first year-over-year decline since September 2009
Falling energy prices drove raw material and industrial prices lower in March
Plunging stock markets had a heavy impact on foreign assets
The deterioration of sales outpaced the decline that took place during the depths of the Great Recession
New data provides more early insight into the economic effects of Covid-19
Data collection affected by the pandemic, StatsCan says