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 »
Canada’s corporate profits rose 7.4 per cent to $88.6 billion in the first quarter of 2014. Statistics Canada reports that operating profits were up in thirteen of the twenty-two industries
Q1 Canadian corporate profits up, led by oil and gas Read More »
Canada’s economic output grew 2 per cent in 2013, with growth in every province but New Brunswick. The greatest growth was seen in Newfoundland and Labrador where GDP was up
Canada’s GDP strength was east, west and north, not central Read More »
A rebound in the manufacturing sector helped Canada’s economy to grow by 0.5 per cent in January. The growth went a long way to restoring confidence that December’s decline of
Strong manufacturing helped grow economy in January Read More »
The latest report on manufacturing in Canada is dominated by the aerospace and transportation equipment industries. On the one hand, manufacturing was down, but unfilled and new orders for aerospace
Aerospace volatility evident in manufacturing output for December 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 »
For the fourth consecutive month, Canada’s economy grew in October, Statistics Canada reports. GDP grew by 0.3 per cent in October, with significant gains in manufacturing and service industries. In
Manufacturing up again in October Read More »
Canada’s manufacturers saw widespread sales gains in September, the fourth increase in five months. Sales rose in eleven of the twenty-one industries tracked, reaching their highest level since June of
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