Manufacturing sales rose in 2016 after declining in 2015, Statistics Canada reports. Sales were up 1 per cent to $614.4 billion last year, reaching a record $53.5 billion in December. […]
Canada’s manufacturing sales rose in 2016, led by cars, food Read More »
Despite unrelentingly bad news from Canada’s energy sector, the country’s wholesale trade ended the year 2014 on a high. Wholesale sales rose 2.5 per cent in December, Statistics Canada reports.
Wholesale trade saw healthy gains in 2014: Statistics Canada Read More »
Despite declining by 1.4 per cent in November, Canada’s manufacturing sales for the first eleven months of the year remain 5.2 per cent higher than for the same period last
Manufacturing sales off in November led by cars, chemicals Read More »
Almost every sector of Canada’s economy expanded in the second quarter of the year, Statistics Canada reports. The annualized growth rate of 3.1 per cent was greater that had been
Consumer spending drives strong GDP growth in second quarter Read More »
The free trade deal that the Harper government has been negotiating with the European Union has been stalled, if not killed outright, by the refusal of the German government to
Canada-EU free trade deal in jeopardy over investor protection Read More »
For the fourth time in five months, Canada’s manufacturers sold more of their goods in May. Statistics Canada reports that manufacturing sales rose 1.6 per cent to $51.6 billion in May, largely
May manufacturing sales higher on petroleum, cars Read More »
Manufacturing sales in Canada fell 0.1 per cent in April to $50.9 billion. It was the first decrease in four months, due mainly to lower sales of petroleum and coal products, aerospace
Slight drop in April manufacturing sales due to petroleum, aerospace Read More »
Though the news from the aerospace sector has not been good in January, with Bombardier announcing the layoff of 1,700 workers in Montreal earlier this week, and the unemployment numbers
Manufacturing sector continued to gain in November Read More »
