Manufacturing rises in December

New figures from StatsCan show that manufacturing sales rose 1.7 per cent in December, despite a 9.3 per cent drop in sales of petroleum and coal products (without that sector there was a rise of 3.2 per cent).

New figures from StatsCan show that manufacturing sales rose 1.7 per cent in December, despite a 9.3 per cent drop in sales of petroleum and coal products (without that sector there was a rise of 3.2 per cent). The transportation equipment industry and the machinery industry led the gains but nearly 80 per cent of Canada’s manufacturing industry saw increases. 

 

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