Personal income growth increased by 0.5%
Exports had their first quarterly decrease since 2017
Amid trade wars and geopolitical tension, global fundamentals are strong and recent market losses are not alarming
Growth expected to be slower in Q2
Sales at gas stations increased by 6%
The unemployment rate fell to 3.6% from 3.8%
Digital economy now contributes more to GDP than many traditional sectors, StatsCan says
Goods-producing and services-producing industries both declined
Jump suggests economy had solid momentum going into the April-June quarter
The gain reflected a big jump stockpiling by businesses and a sharp contraction in the trade deficit