Canada Manufacturing Sales

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Source: Statistics Canada
Source Link: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/
Frequency: Monthly
Next Release(s): March 24th, 2026 8:30 AM

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Canada Manufacturing Sales: January 2026 (Final) 2026-03-13 08:30
Canada Manufacturing Sales: January 2026 (Preliminary) 2026-02-24 08:30
Canadian manufacturing sales rose +0.6% MoM and fell -1.1% YoY in December, rebounding after two monthly declines.
- Motor vehicle sales increased +12.0% MoM to $4.3B, driven by higher production after semiconductor related disruptions, marking a sharp recovery from prior weakness.
- Food product sales rose +2.0% MoM to $13.3B entirely on higher volumes, while petroleum and coal products declined -5.1% MoM to $7.7B due to lower prices and volumes.
- In constant dollars, manufacturing sales increased +1.8% MoM as the Industrial Product Price Index fell -0.6%, indicating real output growth alongside price declines.
- Total inventories decreased -1.2% MoM to $119.8B, the third straight monthly decline, led by goods in process (-2.5%), finished products (-1.2%), and raw materials (-0.4%).
- The inventory to sales ratio fell to 1.69 (from 1.72), showing improved inventory turnover conditions.
- Unfilled orders rose +0.4% MoM to $114.4B, mainly from electrical equipment manufacturing, suggesting some future production support.
- Capacity utilization declined to 76.8% (from 78.7%), with the largest drops in non metallic mineral products, petroleum and coal, and transportation equipment, indicating softer operating intensity.
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Canada Manufacturing Sales: December 2025 (Preliminary) 2026-01-23 08:30
Total manufacturing sales fell -1.2% MoM and -1.1% YoY to $70.8B in November 2025, reflecting broad-based weakness across subsectors.
- Sales declined in 15 of 21 subsectors, led by motor vehicles (-15.9%), motor vehicle parts (-6.3%), and machinery (-3.2%), following a -1.0% decline in October.
- Motor vehicle sales fell to $3.8B (-15.9% MoM; -20.7% YoY), the second straight monthly drop and the lowest level since October 2022, with production disrupted by global semiconductor shortages.
- Motor vehicle parts sales declined -6.3% MoM, with the report citing spillovers from the same semiconductor-driven supply chain disruptions affecting multiple auto parts plants.
- Machinery sales dropped -3.2% MoM to $4.4B and were down -0.4% YoY, with weakness concentrated in agricultural, construction, and mining machinery as well as other general-purpose machinery.
- Petroleum and coal product sales rose +6.8% MoM to $8.2B, supported by both higher prices and volumes; constant-dollar sales increased +3.2% as a refinery maintenance shutdown ended and refined product prices rose (diesel and motor gasoline highlighted).
- Manufacturing sales declined in eight provinces, led by Ontario (-2.0% MoM to $30.5B; -1.8% YoY), where transportation equipment fell -9.2% and non-metallic mineral products declined -9.8%.
- British Columbia sales fell -3.0% MoM to $5.3B, driven by food (-5.4%), wood products (-5.1%), and primary metals (-6.5%); the report notes U.S. tariffs have significantly pressured BC’s wood products subsector.
- Total inventories edged up +0.1% MoM to $121.9B, while the inventory-to-sales ratio rose to 1.72 (from 1.70), indicating inventories grew slightly despite weaker sales.
- Unfilled orders increased +0.1% MoM to $112.9B (+6.9% YoY), with gains led by computers and electronics (+4.3%) and fabricated metals (+1.8%), partially offset by a decline in aerospace products and parts (-0.3%).
- Capacity utilization fell to 78.7% (from 80.4%), with the largest declines in transportation equipment (-6.4 ppts), primary metals (-3.2 ppts), and food (-1.8 ppts), while petroleum and coal products rose +3.6 ppts.
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Canada Manufacturing Sales: November 2025 (Preliminary) 2025-12-24 08:30
Total manufacturing sales fell -1.0% MoM and rose +0.7% YoY to $71.5 billion in October 2025, reflecting broad-based softness after recent gains.
- Sales declined in 11 of 21 subsectors, led by chemicals (-6.0%), wood products (-9.0%), and transportation equipment (-2.3%), following two consecutive monthly increases.
- In real terms, manufacturing sales dropped -1.5% MoM, while the Industrial Product Price Index rose +1.5%, indicating price effects partly offset volume declines.
- Chemical product sales fell to $5.2 billion (-6.0% MoM), driven by lower pharmaceutical and medicine output, with most chemical industry groups down over the first ten months of 2025.
- Wood product sales dropped to $2.9 billion (-9.0% MoM; -12.7% YoY), the lowest since July 2020, amid production slowdowns and sawmill closures linked to U.S. tariffs.
- Transportation equipment sales declined to $11.5 billion (-2.3% MoM) after September’s surge, with aerospace product and parts down -6.3% MoM and motor vehicle sales down -2.0% MoM.
- Manufacturing sales fell in six provinces, led by Ontario (-1.7% MoM) and Quebec (-2.5% MoM), while Manitoba rose +7.6% MoM on stronger transportation equipment output.
- Total inventories decreased -0.7% MoM to $121.3 billion, the first decline after five monthly increases, while the inventory-to-sales ratio edged up to 1.70.
- Unfilled orders rose +0.1% MoM to $112.8 billion, near record highs, and capacity utilization increased to 80.7% (from 80.3%), with gains concentrated in food, petroleum and coal, and transportation equipment.
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Canada Manufacturing Sales: October 2025 (Preliminary) 2025-11-24 08:30
Manufacturing sales reached their highest level since February 2025, rising 3.3% month over month to $72.1 billion in September.
- Sales rose in 14 of the 21 subsectors, led by the transportation equipment (+9.2%) and petroleum and coal (+5.3%) subsectors. With the overall gain in September, total manufacturing sales on a year-over-year basis were up 2.7%.
- In constant dollars, total sales rose 2.7% in September, while the Industrial Product Price Index was up 0.8%.
- On a quarterly basis, sales increased 2.8% to $212.3 billion in the third quarter of 2025, the largest quarterly increase since the second quarter of 2022. The petroleum and coal (+12.5%), primary metal (+6.4%) and transportation equipment (+3.2%) subsectors were the largest contributors to the increase in the third quarter of 2025.
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Canada Manufacturing Sales: September 2025 (Preliminary) 2025-10-23 08:30
Canada’s manufacturing sales fell -1.0% MoM (revised up from the advance estimate of -1.5% MoM) to $69.4B in August 2025, following a 1.2% MoM July gain, reflecting weaker transportation and food output alongside a rebound in primary metals.
- Transportation equipment sales declined -5.7% MoM to $10.7B, led by aerospace products (-8.6%), motor vehicle parts (-5.2%), and motor vehicles (-3.3%), following July’s 7.7% surge; exports of motor vehicles and parts fell -4.7% MoM.
- Food manufacturing decreased -1.9% MoM to $12.9B, the second straight decline, driven by lower real sales (-2.7%) and broad weakness across grain, oilseed, and dairy industries.
- Primary metals rose +3.6% MoM to $5.8B, supported by alumina and aluminum production; unwrought aluminum exports jumped +45.1% MoM.
- Provincial performance: Sales fell in six provinces, led by Quebec (-1.6% MoM) and Ontario (-0.8% MoM), while Manitoba posted the largest gain. Quebec’s drop was driven by aerospace (-10.2%), and Ontario’s by transportation equipment (-5.3%).
- Inventories increased +0.3% MoM to $121.6B, the highest since November 2023, pushing the inventory-to-sales ratio up to 1.75 (from 1.73).
- Unfilled orders edged up +0.3% MoM to $112.8B, mainly from aerospace (+0.7%).
- Capacity utilization rose to 78.6% (from 77.2%), with chemical (+6.7 pp) and transportation (+3.7 pp) sectors showing the largest gains.
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The advance estimate of Canada’s manufacturing sales in August showed a -1.5% MoM decline in August, partially reversing the strong 1.8% MoM increase in July.
- This estimate was calculated based on a weighted response rate of 68.2%.
- The average final response rate for the survey over the previous 12 months has been 93.1%.
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