Canadian GDP, U.S. personal spending rise 0.1%

(Oct. 30, 2015) -- The Canadian gross domestic product rose by 0.1 percent in August following unrevised gains of 0.3 percent and 0.4 percent in July and June, respectively. Personal consumer expenditures in the United States edged upward by 0.1 percent in September following a 0.4 percent increase in August and a revised 0.3 percent gain (was 0.4 percent) in July.