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Canada services PMI business activity index hits six-month low

Canada’s services economy contracted at its steepest pace in six months in August. S&P Global’s Canada services PMI showed the Business Activity Index falling to 46.8, as trade tensions and geopolitical instability weighed on new business.

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By Fergal SmithCanada's services economy contracted at its steepest pace in six months in August as rising trade tensions and geopolitical instability weighed on new business, S&P Global's Canada services PMI data showed on Thursday.The headline Business Activity Index fell to 46.8 last month from…