Railway work stoppage to weigh on GDP, put pressure on inflation: economists

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TORONTO — Economists say the work stoppage that began last night at Canada's two major railways will have a significant effect on the country's economy. Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

TORONTO — Economists say the work stoppage that began last night at Canada's two major railways will have a significant effect on the country's economy.

CIBC senior economist Andrew Grantham wrote in a note that a one-week lockout would lower third quarter annualized GDP by about 0.4 percentage points.

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