Manufacturing industry showed strength in May: RBC
The manufacturing sector in Canada showed greater strength in May than it has for almost a year, according to the latest RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The PMI, which...
View ArticleSlight drop in April manufacturing sales due to petroleum, aerospace
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 products and...
View ArticleMay manufacturing sales higher on petroleum, cars
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 due to...
View ArticleOntario’s manufacturing output “robust” in May: RBC
Canadian manufacturing, especially in Ontario, returned to growth in May after three months of contraction, the RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reports. The Index rose from...
View ArticleSlight upturn in Canada’s manufacturing in June
For the first time in five months, Canada’s manufacturing sector showed signs of a “modest recovery” in June. Production volumes, new business intakes and employment numbers all picked up, according...
View ArticleSlight increase in manufacturing sales in May
Canada’s manufacturers sold a lower volume of goods in May, though there was a slight increase in sales by dollar value, Statistics Canada reports. It was the second increase in 2015. Sales were up in...
View ArticleModest improvement in manufacturing sector continued in July: RBC
Canada’s manufacturing sector experienced positive business conditions in July, as measured by the RBC Canadian Manufacturing PMI. It was the second month in a row that the index was in positive...
View ArticleManufacturing sector faced difficult conditions in September: survey
The RBC PMI monthly survey of Canada’s manufacturers shows that business conditions deteriorated in September to their lowest level in five years. Output, new business and employment levels all fell,...
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