Gross domestic product by industry, April 2026
Released: 2026-06-30
April 2026
0.5% 
(monthly change)
Real gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.5% in April, after contracting 0.1% in March, on strength in both goods-producing and services-producing industries.
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Real gross domestic product increases in April
Goods-producing industries rose 1.2% in April, reflecting growth in most sectors and driven by mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction. Services-producing industries grew 0.3%, rising for the third month in a row, driven by growth in the public sector and transportation and warehousing. Overall, 14 of the 20 industrial sectors grew in April.
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction led the growth in April
The mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector rose 2.9% in April, the largest monthly growth rate since February 2024 (+3.2%), more than offsetting March's 1.4% contraction. This third increase in four months was driven by increases in oil and gas extraction, along with support activities for the mining, and oil and gas extraction subsectors.
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Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector leads the growth in April
Oil and gas extraction rose 3.7% in April, the largest monthly growth rate since February 2024. Leading the growth in April was a rebound in oil sands extraction. The industry expanded 6.6% in April as lower crude bitumen extraction was more than offset by higher synthetic crude oil production, which rebounded following longer than anticipated unscheduled maintenance that tempered the growth through the first three months of the year.
Oil and gas extraction (except oil sands) increased 1.1% in April, with higher natural gas and crude petroleum extraction off Canada's Atlantic Coast contributing to the growth in the month.
Mining and quarrying (except oil and gas) edged down 0.1% in April, tempering the sector's growth. This third consecutive monthly decrease was driven by a 2.2% contraction in metal ore mining in April, reflecting in large part a 28.3% decline in the other metal ore mining industry, as some of the facilities in Northern Saskatchewan were constrained by maintenance-related shutdowns.
Public sector grows in April, the fifth increase in the last six months
The public sector aggregate (comprising educational services, health care and social assistance, and public administration) expanded 0.4% in April, on widespread increases across all comprising sectors.
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Federal government public administration increases in April
Public administration (+0.7%) was the largest contributor to the growth for the second consecutive month in April, with higher activity across all levels of government in the month. Federal government public administration (except defence) (+0.6%) posted its first increase in four months while defence services (+0.7%) recorded its seventh consecutive monthly increase. Health care and social assistance (+0.2%) as well as educational services (+0.4%) further added to growth in the public sector.
Manufacturing sector rebounds in April
The manufacturing sector rose 0.6% in April, driven by expansions in durable-goods manufacturing industries.
Durable goods manufacturing industries expanded 1.1% in April, more than offsetting the decline recorded in March. The machinery manufacturing subsector (+3.0%) led the rebound, on strengths in the metalworking machinery manufacturing and industrial machinery manufacturing industry groups, coinciding with higher exports of industrial machinery, equipment and parts. Wood product (+2.6%) and non-metallic mineral product (+5.9%) manufacturing further added to the growth.
Non-durable goods manufacturing was unchanged in April. Petroleum and coal product manufacturing (+5.8%) expanded for the third consecutive month in April, reflecting ramped-up production in petroleum refineries (+5.6%) and petroleum and coal product manufacturing (except petroleum refineries) (+7.5%). The increase coincided with higher exports of refined petroleum energy products in April. Fully offsetting the growth was a 6.8% contraction in chemical manufacturing.
Construction rises for the first time in five months
Following four consecutive monthly declines, the construction sector grew 0.7% in April on strengths across all subsectors.
Residential building construction (+1.3%) contributed the most to the expansion in April, reflecting increased activity in alterations and improvements and the construction of multi-unit buildings.
Non-residential building construction (+1.2%) continued its upward trajectory, expanding for the 10th straight month, driven in April by increased industrial building construction activity.
Transportation and warehousing up in April
Transportation and warehousing rose 0.9% in April, up for the second time in three months, driven in large part in the month by increases in rail transportation and pipeline transportation.
A rebound in rail transportation (+3.8%) led the increase in April, recording the largest growth since March 2025. Broad-based increases in commodity freight movements by rail helped the subsector more than recoup the previous month's decline (-2.0%). April's expansion was largely driven by grain and automotive carloadings, coinciding with an increase in exports of these commodities.
Pipeline transportation (+2.6%) rose in April following four consecutive monthly contractions. Crude oil and other pipeline transportation jumped 4.8%, marking its largest expansion since July 2020, as operational disruptions that slowed crude oil movement in the first quarter of 2026 eased up.
Strength in deposits and mutual fund activity fuels finance and insurance growth in April
Finance and insurance rebounded 0.4% in April, more than offsetting March's contraction. This was the third increase in four months for the sector, driven by expansions in nearly all comprising subsectors. Banking, monetary authorities and other depository credit intermediation (+0.5%) led the growth, reflecting an increase in both deposits at chartered banks and mutual fund activity. Other finance and insurance (+0.5%) increased for the fourth consecutive month, on increased mutual fund activity in April.
Real estate and rental and leasing grows for the third month in a row
Real estate and rental and leasing expanded for the third consecutive month, rising 0.2% in April, on widespread increases across all comprising subsectors. Offices of real estate agents and brokers and activities related to real estate (+1.3%) contributed the most to the growth. The subsector's first increase since August 2025 reflected a rise in national home resale activity, particularly in the Greater Toronto Area.
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Main industrial sectors' contribution to the percent change in gross domestic product in April
Advance estimate for real gross domestic product by industry for May 2026
Advance information indicates that real GDP by industry increased 0.1% in May. Increases in finance and insurance and real estate and rental and leasing were partially offset by decreases in wholesale trade and agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting. Owing to its preliminary nature, this estimate will be updated on July 31, 2026, with the release of the official GDP by industry data for May.
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General information
Monthly data on gross domestic product (GDP) by industry at basic prices are chained volume estimates with 2017 as the reference year. This means that the data for each industry and each aggregate are obtained from a chained volume index multiplied by the industry's value added in 2017. The monthly data are benchmarked to annually chained Fisher volume indexes of GDP obtained from the constant-price supply and use tables (SUTs) up to the latest SUTs year (2022).
For the period starting in January 2023, data are derived by chaining a fixed-weight Laspeyres volume index to the prior period. The fixed weights are 2022 industry current price estimates.
Statistics Canada also produces expenditure-based GDP estimates at market prices, which are chained quarterly based on a Fisher volume index. Due to conceptual and statistical differences, GDP by industry and GDP by expenditure percent change estimates can diverge slightly.
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Real-time table
Real-time table 36-10-0491-01 will be updated on July 13, 2026.
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