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Industrial Recovery Stays on Track as Manufacturing Strength Deepens
Nonenergy sectors gathered further momentum. Manufacturing activity continued to strengthen in May, with total sales rising 1.3 per cent month-over-month and further gains recorded across nonenergy sectors. Motor vehicles, textiles, and chemical products led the advance, with sales increasing 11.8 per cent, 8.5 per cent, and 4.6 per cent, respectively. Sales increased in six provinces, driven primarily by stronger manufacturing of transportation equipment and chemical products in Ontario. Food manufacturing sales in Saskatchewan also increased by more than 20 per cent, supported by robust demand for canola products from China and the United States. In contrast, manufacturing sales in Quebec declined, largely due to weaker petroleum and coal product sales.