Québec's statistics agency reported October 27 that real provincial GDP fell 0.1% in July after rising 0.5% in June, with service output down 0.3% while goods production rose 0.4%. Wholesale trade contracted 3.5% and retail trade fell 0.8%, giving businesses sector-level evidence to consider in budgeting and demand forecasts without establishing a sustained economic downturn.
Original source: Institut de la statistique du Québec, October 27, 2026.