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Canada Wholesale Trade
Wholesale sales rose 0.8 per cent to $53.9 billion in March after two consecutive monthly declines, said Statistics Canada Wednesday. Higher sales were recorded in five of seven subsectors, accounting for 66 per cent of total wholesale sales. In volume terms, wholesale sales increased 1.0 per cent. Following two consecutive monthly declines, the building material…
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Canada Manufacturing Sales: March 2015
Manufacturing sales in Canada rose 2.9 per cent to $51 billion in March, the second increase in six months. An increase in the production of aerospace products and parts coupled with gains in the motor vehicle industry generated higher sales for the month. Partially offsetting the advance was a drop in sales of fabricated metal…
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Canada Monthly Survey of Manufacturing
Manufacturing sales declined 1.7 per cent to $50 billion in February, the fourth decrease in five months, said Statistics Canada Wednesday. The drop reflected lower sales of motor vehicles and reduced production of aerospace products and parts. Monthly manufacturing sales have fallen 6.8 per cent since their most recent high of $53.7 billion in July…
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Canada and US Trade Data: 1Q 2015
Export Development Canada’s annual report, released Wednesday, shows Canadian exports rose 5.7 per cent in 2014 over 2013, with 7,400 companies and investors tying into EDC services. The agency’s customer base increased 3.7 per cent over the same period. Elsewhere, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit narrowed in February as prices for exported energy recovered from the…
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Canada Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: Dec 2014
Canada’s manufacturing sales rose 1.7 per cent in December, despite a 9.3 per cent drop in sales of petroleum and coal products, said Statistics Canada Friday. Excluding the petroleum and coal product industry, manufacturing sales were up 3.2 per cent. The gain reflected higher sales in the transportation equipment industry Overall, sales were higher in…
