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Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ reports manufacturing sales up 1.1% at $70.8B in April

OTTAWA — Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says manufacturing sales rose 1.1 per cent to $70.8 billion in April, helped by gains in sales of transportation equipment, primary metals and chemical products. The increase followed a decline of 1.8 per cent in March.
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A worker welds steel at George Third & Son Steel Fabricators and Erectors, in Burnaby, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, on March 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

OTTAWA — Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says manufacturing sales rose 1.1 per cent to $70.8 billion in April, helped by gains in sales of transportation equipment, primary metals and chemical products.

The increase followed a decline of 1.8 per cent in March.

Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says sales of transportation equipment rose 4.1 per cent in April as sales of motor vehicles increased 5.6 per cent and motor vehicle parts gained 7.7 per cent.

Meanwhile, sales in the primary metal subsector rose 4.7 per cent, helped by higher sales in the non-ferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing industry group, which gained 15.7 per cent.

Chemical product sales gained 4.0 per cent, while the aerospace product and parts industry group fell 6.8 per cent.

In constant dollars, Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says manufacturing sales rose 0.4 per cent in April, indicating a higher volume of goods was sold.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 14, 2024.

The Canadian Press