Canadian GDP rises, so does U.S. personal spending

(Jan. 31, 2013) -- November 2013 GDP rose by 0.3 percent relative to expectations of a more modest 0.2 percent increase, RBC Economics reported today. U.S. personal consumer expenditure (PCE) climbed by 0.2 percent in December 2012 and built on a 0.4 percent gain in November.