OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose 3.3 per cent to $72.1 billion in September, its highest level since February.
The agency says the increase came as sales rose in 14 of the 21 subsectors, boosted by a 9.2 per cent gain in transportation equipment and a 5.3 per cent gain in the petroleum and coal subsector.
Total sales in constant dollars rose 2.7 per cent in September.
In a separate report, Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain, rose 0.6 per cent.
Wholesale sales, excluding those same items, in volume terms also rose 0.6 per cent in September.
The overall increase in wholesale sales came as the food, beverage and tobacco subsector rose 1.6 per cent, while sales in the building material and supplies subsector rose 1.9 per cent. Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories merchant wholesalers gained 1.6 per cent.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 14, 2025.
