Third-quarter GDP growth won't be sustained

After being hit by floods and a major labour union strike at the end of the second quarter, Canada's economy rebounded sharply at the start of the third. For the third quarter as a whole, we now estimate that GDP growth was 2.0% annualised. Nevertheless, with exports and business investment growth likely to remain weak and housing cooling down, we doubt the economy will sustain this quarterly pace.

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