Canadian manufacturing sales on the rise again
In Alberta, manufacturing sales of $5.2 billion in July rose by 3 per cent month-over-month but remained down 18 per cent from a year ago
In Alberta, manufacturing sales of $5.2 billion in July rose by 3 per cent month-over-month but remained down 18 per cent from a year ago
Sales were, however, still down by 22 per cent compared to February when the economic effects of COVID-19 were not yet a factor
In Alberta, manufacturing sales rose by 2.6 per cent to $4.7 billion. But that was still down by 32 per cent from a year ago
Sales declined for the fourth consecutive month in the petroleum and coal product industry, falling by a record 46.4 per cent to $2.0 billion in April
The capacity utilization rate in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector was unchanged at 77.8 per cent in the first quarter
Sales declined for the third consecutive month in the petroleum and coal product industry, down by one-third (-32.2 per cent) to $3.9 billion in March