The drop in output early this year was traced to a flood of imports – which are subtracted from gross domestic product – as businesses raced to order goods before President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect.

The latest jobs report showed the economy remained relatively sturdy as employers digested erratic trade policies that analysts say could take time to turn up in official data.

There are new signs that Canada’s economy is starting to feel the strain from U.S. tariffs. The country added 7,400 jobs in April, slightly better than expected. But the unemployment rate ticked up from 6.