Compared with October 2016, Canada’s gross domestic product was up 3.4% overall
Canadians view banking services as being increasingly unaffordable
After removing the effects of price changes, retail sales in volume terms fell 0.6%
Canada’s trade deficit was $3.2 billion in September, essentially unchanged from the previous month
World trade growth has reached a six-year high
Declines in manufacturing and mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction more than offset gains in other sectors
Firms expect faster sales growth
Canada named along with Australia, Brazil, China and Korea as countries where the debt-service ratio has risen to high levels
Oil and gas, manufacturing sectors shrink
Several analysts are now predicting the Bank of Canada will hike its trend-setting rate Wednesday