Real GDP by industry
April 2025
-0.1%
(monthly change)
Source(s): Table 36-10-0434-01.
Real gross domestic product (GDP) edged down 0.1% in April, following a 0.2% increase in March.
Chart 1
Real gross domestic product edges down in April
The goods-producing industries were down 0.6% in April, with the manufacturing sector accounting for nearly all the decline.
The services-producing industries edged up 0.1% in April. Public administration, finance and insurance, and the arts, entertainment and recreation sectors contributed the most to the increase, while the wholesale trade sector was the largest detractor to growth. Overall, 10 of 20 industrial sectors expanded in April.
The manufacturing sector contracts on broad-based declines in April
Chart 2
Manufacturing sector down in April
The manufacturing sector was down 1.9% in April, the largest drop since April 2021, reflecting broad-based declines across both durable and non-durable goods manufacturing aggregates.
In April, durable goods manufacturing (-2.2%) was down for the first time in four months as 8 of 10 subsectors contracted. The transportation equipment manufacturing subsector (-3.7%) was the largest contributor to the decline, registering its largest monthly contraction since September 2021 when prolonged global supply chain disruptions and semiconductor shortages hit motor vehicle manufacturing. The decline in the subsector was largely attributed to other transportation equipment (-21.6%), which posted its first decline in six months, and motor vehicle manufacturing (-5.2%), coinciding with lower exports of passenger cars and light trucks as some motor vehicle manufacturers scaled back production amid uncertainty related to tariffs imposed on motor vehicle exports to the United States.
Non-durable goods manufacturing (-1.6%) contracted for the fifth time in six months in April, with the food and petroleum and coal product manufacturing subsectors contributing the most to the decrease. Food manufacturing decreased 3.6%, posting its largest monthly decline since May 2023, as lower production in most industries weighed on the subsector. Petroleum and coal product manufacturing dropped 5.9% in April, its largest contraction since April 2021, as many refineries and other petroleum products producers undertook turnaround and maintenance in the month.
source:Statistics Canada
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