Economic activity, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), was up 0.6 percent in the March 2019 quarter, the same growth seen in the December 2018 quarter. GDP grew 2.7 percent over the year ended March 2019. Goods-producing industries had the strongest growth this quarter, up 2.0 percent. Growth in the service industries eased to 0.2 percent, after a broad-based growth of 0.9 percent in the December 2018 quarter. Primary industries dropped 0.7 percent. Activity in the goods-producing industries rose 2.0 percent in the March 2019 quarter. The growth was mainly driven by increased activity in the construction ... (full story)