Québec, October 26, 2021. – In July 2021, Québec’s real gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices was down 0.7% from the previous month, following a 0.7% increase in June. This was revealed in Produit intérieur brut par industrie au Québec, juillet 2021 released today by the Institut de la statistique du Québec.
Goods production declined by 1.0%
Output in the goods-producing industries was down 1.0% in July, after growing 0.2% in June. The decrease in July was due to declines in manufacturing (-2.9%), construction (-2.7%) and utilities (-3.9%). On the other hand, mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction was up 20.2%, after posting declines in May (-12.7%) and June (-6.7%).
The decrease in the manufacturing sector came primarily from machinery manufacturing (-12.8%), fabricated metal product manufacturing (-5.9%), miscellaneous manufacturing (-11.6%), and non-metallic mineral product manufacturing (-10.0%).
Service production down 0.6%
In July, service-producing industries were down 0.6%, following a 0.9% increase in June. Wholesale trade (-7.5%) is the sector that contributed the most to the decline in July. Retail trade (-1.9%) and health care and social assistance (-0.9%) also posted declines. However, gains in accommodation and food services (+9.9%) and educational services (+2.0%) moderated the decline in services production.
Cumulative total for the first seven months of 2021: Québec’s real GDP grew 9.0%
For the first seven months of 2021, Québec’s real GDP was 9.0% higher than in the same months in 2020. This strong growth must be interpreted in the context of the historic declines of March and April 2020.
Change in real GDP by industry in Québec
Source: Institut de la statistique du Québec, Direction des statistiques économiques.
Cumulative real GDP growth1 in Québec
1. GDP growth for the period from January to the reference month compared to the same period in the previous year. Cumulative growth for December represents GDP growth for the year.
Source: Institut de la statistique du Québec, Direction des statistiques économiques.
Canada’s real GDP at basic prices down 0.1% in July 2021
According to data published by Statistics Canada on October 1, 2021, Canada’s real GDP at basic prices was down 0.1% in July 2021. Goods-producing industries decreased by 1.4%, while service-producing industries rose by 0.4%. For the first seven months of 2021, Canada’s real GDP was 6.3% higher than in the same months of 2020.
Real gross domestic product by industry1 (percentage change) |
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| 2020 | 2021 | ||||
| Annual change | Monthly change | Cumulative change2 | |||
| June | July | ||||
| Québec | -5.3 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 9.0 | |
| Canada | -5.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 6.3 | |
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1. Gross domestic product levels by industry are valued at basic prices in chained dollars (2012), seasonally adjusted and annualized. |
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