Canadian factory activity expanded at its fastest pace on record in December as new orders and production climbed, while manufacturers grew more optimistic that output would continue to rise in 2021, data showed on Monday.
Canadian manufacturing activity expanded for the fifth straight month in November as output and new orders climbed. “Latest survey data shows encouraging signs at the Canadian manufacturing sector as it continues to recover from the second quarter downturn,” Shreeya Patel, an economist at IHS Markit, said in a statement.
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Canadian factory activity accelerates to 2-year high in September
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Statistics Canada reports manufacturing sales climbed a record 20.7 per cent in June to $48.7 billion as production returned following widespread shutdowns earlier in the year.