Even after the upward revisions to July's data, the weak trend in employment suggests that some caution should be taken when making any bold inferences about the state of the economy, particularly when GDP figures have been bolstered by large increases in inventories. Sluggish foreign demand growth, the high Canadian dollar, less inventory building and a softening housing market will restrain Canada's economic performance over the second half of this year.
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