Part-time jobs have increased at almost twice the rate of full-time jobs in the last year
Roughly 70% of all economic activity comes from consumers
The weak gain followed a 0.6% plunge in December
The growth came as 18 of 20 industrial sectors moved higher
Albertans and those in the natural resource sector had the lowest levels of confidence
The downward revision did not affect the annual growth rate for all of 2018, which remained at 2.9%
Statistics Canada said total exports rose 2.9% to $47.6 billion
The consumer price index climbed 1.5% compared with a year ago
Economists revisit recession fears amid dropping yields, labour market concerns
CREA has updated its outlook for the year