Ottawa, ON -- Manufacturing sales increased 1.9% to $39.7 billion in June 2009, partially reversing the 4.9% decline posted in May. Strong sales in the aerospace industry and a rise in the price of petroleum and coal products largely explain the increase. Excluding both industries, Canada's manufacturing sales would have decreased 0.5%.
Constant dollar manufacturing sales rose 1.1% in June, indicating that greater sales volumes were responsible for more than half of the increase in sales.
Sales were up in 12 of 21 manufacturing industries in June, representing 68% of total sales.
Strength in the aerospace and petroleum industries partially offset by lower sales for motor vehicles --- Full Story ---
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