- Canada’s manufacturing sales unexpectedly fall in April
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Canada’s manufacturing sales unexpectedly fall in April
Statistics
Canada released its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing on Tuesday, which showed
that the Canadian manufacturing sales declined 0.6 percent m-o-m in April to
CAD57.78 billion, following a revised 2.6 percent m-o-m surge in March
(originally a 2.1 percent m-o-m gain).
Economists had
anticipated an advance of 0.4 percent m-o-m for April.
According to
the survey, sales decreased in 8 of 21 industries, representing 36.1 percent of
total manufacturing sales. The transportation equipment (-6.7 percent m-o-m) and
primary metal (-5.3 percent m-o-m) industries posted the largest declines in April.
Excluding transportation equipment, manufacturing sales increased by 0.8 percent
m-o-m in April.
Overall, sales
of durable goods fell 3.5 percent m-o-m in April, while sales of non-durable
goods rose 2.6 percent m-o-m.
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