Canada GDP rises for second straight month after five-month fall

By Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian economy grew for the second straight month in July after contracting for the first five months of 2015, helping cement the idea that a recession was short-lived and providing fodder to the ruling Conservatives ahead of the Oct. 19 election. Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday that real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.3 percent in July, exceeding the 0.2 percent growth forecast in a Reuters survey of economists. "After a growth stumble