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Indicator Digest

Manufacturing PMI

Main Indicator: Manufacturing Shipments

Most Recent Release

March
16th, 2010
Actual Forecast Previous Revised Form
2.4% 0.7% 1.9% 1.6%

For January
Provided by: Statistics Canada
Previous Release: Press Release
Table of Data: HTML

From the Release: "Manufacturing sales rose 2.4% in January to $44.6 billion. With this gain, sales have advanced for five consecutive months. Sales gains were broadly based in January, with 17 of 21 industries reporting increases compared with December. Some of the larger gains included advances in primary metals, and petroleum and coal products. Constant dollar manufacturing sales increased 2.2% in January, reaching the highest sales level since November 2008."

 

Table of Past Data

6/157/158/149/1610/1511/1612/161/202/163/16
Actual-0.1%-6.0%1.9%5.5%-2.1%1.4%2.0%0.1%1.6%2.4%
Forecast-1.5%-2.5%0.0%2.4%1.0%1.0%0.8%1.6%2.1%0.7%
Previous-3.1%-0.2%-4.9%1.9%5.2%-1.8%1.4%2.0%0.1%1.9%
Revised From-2.7%-0.1%-6.0%N/A5.5%-2.1%N/AN/AN/A1.6%

Past Releases

February
16th, 2010
Actual Forecast Previous Revised Form
1.6% 2.1% 0.1% N/A

For December
Provided by: Statistics Canada
Official Release: Press Release
Table of Data: HTML

From the Release: "Manufacturing sales rose 1.6% in December to $43.0 billion. The gains were mostly concentrated in the transportation equipment industry. This was the sixth increase in overall manufacturing sales in seven months and the highest level since December 2008.

Gains in the aerospace product and parts, the motor vehicle and the petroleum and coal product industries were largely responsible for December's increase. Constant dollar manufacturing sales increased 2.1% in December."

 

January
20th, 2010
Actual Forecast Previous Revised Form
0.1% 1.6% 2.0% N/A

For November
Provided by: Statistics Canada
Official Release: Press Release
Table of Data: HTML

From the Release: "Manufacturing sales edged up 0.1% to $42.6 billion in November, as gains in several industries were offset by decreases in the transportation equipment industry. This was the fifth increase in manufacturing sales in six months. Sales gains in chemical manufacturing and in petroleum and coal products were offset by declines in the aerospace product and parts and motor vehicle industries.

Constant dollar manufacturing sales decreased 0.8% in November. This was the first decrease in constant dollar sales in three months. Even with the recent advances, constant dollar manufacturing sales were 8.4% below November 2008."

 

December
16th, 2009
Actual Forecast Previous Revised Form
2.0% 0.8% 1.4% N/A
November
16th, 2009
Actual Forecast Previous Revised Form
1.4% 1.0% -1.8% -2.1%

For September
Provided by: Statistics Canada
Official Release: Press Release

From the Release: "Manufacturing sales rose 1.4% in September to $41.7 billion, largely reflecting increases in the motor vehicle industry. Manufacturing sales have increased in three of the past four months, after dropping to a recent low of $38.5 billion in May. Despite the recent gains, sales remained 18.6% below September 2008 levels.

Most of the manufacturing gains in September were in the motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts industries. Other durable goods industries, such as primary metals and fabricated metals, also contributed to the increase. Constant dollar manufacturing sales rose 1.8% in September."

October
15th, 2009
Actual Forecast Previous Revised Form
-2.1% 1.0% 5.2% 5.5%

For August
Provided by: Statistics Canada
Official Release: Press Release

From the Release: "Manufacturing sales declined 2.1% to $40.9 billion in August following a 5.2% gain in July. The aerospace product and parts and motor vehicle industries were the major contributors to the decline in sales. Sales have been relatively level since February, after declining 20.4% between October 2008 and January 2009. Constant dollar manufacturing sales fell 2.3% in August."

 

September
16th, 2009
Actual Forecast Previous Revised Form
5.5% 2.4% 1.9% N/A

For July
Provided by: Statistics Canada
Official Release: Press Release

From the Release: "Manufacturing sales increased 5.5% to $41.4 billion in July, building on the 2.2% increase in June. The motor vehicle, motor vehicle parts and the primary metals industries were the major contributors to the rise in sales in July. Manufacturing sales in July remained 22.4% below the $53.3 billion posted a year earlier. Excluding the motor vehicle assembly and motor vehicle parts industries, manufacturing sales increased 2.1%."

August
14th, 2009
Actual Forecast Previous Revised Form
1.9% 0.0% -4.9% -6.0%

For June
Provided by: Statistics Canada
Official Release: Press Release

From the Release: "Manufacturing sales increased 1.9% to $39.7 billion in June, 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."

July
15th, 2009
Actual Forecast Previous Revised Form
-6.0% -2.5% -0.2% -0.1%

For May
Provided by: Statistics Canada
Official Release: Press Release

From the Release: "Manufacturing sales fell 6.0% to $38.4 billion in May, the lowest level since November 1998. Manufacturing sales had levelled off between February and April, after falling by 18.7% between October 2008 and January 2009. Plant shutdowns in the motor vehicle and primary metal industries, along with continued volatility in the aerospace industry, accounted for most of the decline in May."

June
15th, 2009
Actual Forecast Previous Revised Form
-0.1% -1.5% -3.1% -2.7%

For April
Provided by: Statistics Canada
Official Release: Press Release

From the Release: "Manufacturing sales edged down 0.1% to $41.0 billion in April. Manufacturing sales levelled off between February and April, after falling by 18.7% between October 2008 and January 2009. Sizeable gains in the transportation equipment industry were offset by weakness in other industries. Excluding the transportation equipment industry, manufacturing sales decreased by 2.8%.

Constant dollar manufacturing sales gained 0.4% in April. The slight rise in constant dollar sales indicates an increase in the volume of sales between March and April."