Real gross domestic product (GDP) was up 0.2% in July, following essentially no change in June. Despite negative impacts from wildfires on transportation and warehousing and accommodation services, the services-producing industries grew 0.2% in July, driven in large part by increases in the retail trade sector, the public sector and the finance and insurance sector. Goods-producing industries edged up 0.1%, with the utilities and manufacturing sectors contributing the most to growth within this aggregate. Overall, 13 of 20 sectors expanded in July.
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