Rise in Canadian Manufacturing Sales for May 2013

StatsCan released their monthly survey results for May which examined sales within the Canadian manufacturing industry. Overall, manufacturing sales increased by 0.7% to $48.6 billion in May 2013. The below chart illustrates the monthly change in Canadian manufacturing sales since… Read more »

Canada Posts First Trade Surplus in a Year

Rising US demand has generated an increase in Canadian exports, allowing for the first trade surplus in a year.  Statistics Canada reported a 5.1 % increase in exports in March 2013 to $40.5 billion, with only a 1.7% increase in… Read more »