Consumers boost spending by the most in three years
Manufacturing, mining sectors led growth
Largest declines in Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan and Alberta
Statistics Canada reports that new car sales boosted February figures
Core inflation rate now well below Bank of Canada’s target
Sources of growth shift
Four of seven subsectors down
Growth falls short of expectations as nine sectors report sales declines
2008-2009 slump even milder than the two previous economic dips