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Canada's economy posted a surprise contraction in the first quarter versus the year before, making it two straight quarters of annualized decline - which some economists call a technical recession - as the country struggles with U.S. tariff uncertainty.
Gross domestic product declined at an annualized rate of 0.1% in the first quarter, Statistics Canada said on Friday, compared with a downwardly revised contraction of 1% in the fourth quarter of last year.
加拿大经济第一季度同比意外收缩，连续两个季度年化下滑——一些经济学家称之为技术性衰退——原因是该国陷入美国关税不确定性的困境。
加拿大统计局周五表示，第一季度国内生产总值年化下降0.1%，而上季度修正后的年化收缩率为1%。
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