Manufacturing sales up 0.4 per cent in March to $50.9B: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales edged up 0.4 per cent to $50.9 billion in March, the sixth advance in seven months.
The agency says the rise mostly reflects higher sales in the food, machinery, and plastics and rubber products industries.
However, these increases were largely offset by declines in the paper and petroleum and coal products industries.
Sales were up in 11 of 21 industries, representing approximately two-thirds of the manufacturing sector.
Both durable and non-durable goods sales increased 0.4 per cent.
Sales increased in five provinces in March, led by gains in Quebec, Ontario and Alberta.
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