Québec, November 25, 2025. – In August 2025, Québec’s real gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices was up 0.1% from the previous month for the second consecutive month. This was revealed in the publication Produit intérieur brut par industrie au Québec, août 2025 released today by the Institut de la statistique du Québec.
Service production up 0.1%
Service industries were up 0.1% in August after a 0.1% decrease in July. The growth in August was mainly due to retail trade (+1.7%) and educational services (+1.0%). In contrast, the transportation and warehousing sector (-1.2%) posted a decrease.
Cumulative total for the first eight months of 2025: Québec’s real GDP up 1.0%
For the first eight months of 2025, Québec’s real GDP was 1.0% higher than in the same months of 2024. The sectors that contributed the most to this increase are educational services (+4.5%), real estate and rental and leasing (+2.2%), health care and social assistance (+2.2%), and retail trade (+3.2%). Conversely, manufacturing was down 2.2%.
Canada’s real GDP at basic prices down 0.3% in August 2025
According to data published by Statistics Canada on October 31, 2025, Canada’s real GDP at basic prices was down 0.3% in August following a 0.3% increase in July. Output in the goods and service industries decreased by 0.6% and 0.1%, respectively. For the first eight months of 2025, Canada’s real GDP was 1.3% higher than in the same months of 2024.
| Real gross domestic product by industry1 (percentage change) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | |||
| Annual change | Monthly change | Cumulative change2 | ||
| July | August | |||
| Québec | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Canada | 1.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
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1. Gross domestic product levels by industry are valued at basic prices in chained dollars (2017), seasonally adjusted and annualized. Sources |
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