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OTTAWA — Growth in the Canadian economy stalled in April, edging up just 0.1% — the same pace as the previous month — with wholesale and retail activity contributing only meager growth, while mining and construction output weakened.

Economists had forecast gross domestic product — the largest measure of economic health — to advance by 0.2% in April. Both April and March readings were the lowest since December 2013, when the economy declined by 0.4%, before bouncing back by 4% in January.

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Even so, Statistic Canada said Monday that gross domestic product still managed year-over-year growth in April of 2.1% — the same year-over-year rate as the month earlier.

Canada’s dollar weakened from the strongest level since January after the data was released, its first fall in four days, but then recovered. The loonie was up 0.01 cents at 93.82 US cents by 11 a.m.

Economists have been expecting second-quarter annualized growth to reach about 2.4%, following a 1.2% advance between January and March. However, with disappointing quarterly output in United States — which Canada depends on for most of its trade activity — growth in this country could also ease.