Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product fell 0.3 per cent in October

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product edged 0.3 per cent lower in October as the manufacturing sector slowed.

The pullback in October came as goods-producing industries fell 0.7 per cent, with manufacturing leading the way lower.

Alberta’s provincewide teachers’ strike — which carried on for more than three weeks — weighed on the public sector aggregate, helping to lead to a decline of 0.3 per cent for that category in October.

The agency says the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector shrank 0.6 per cent in October, offsetting September’s expansion.