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Canadian factory sales flatten as unfilled orders hit record

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13 Nov 2026, 9:18 pm IST1 min read

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Canadian manufacturers’ sales were broadly flat in September at C$80.2 billion, while unfilled orders rose 2.1% to a record C$136.8 billion. Statistics Canada released the figures on 13 November.

Sales fell in 11 of 21 subsectors, including a 9.5% drop in primary metals. Sales of petroleum and coal products rose 10% in dollar terms, though they fell 0.6% after adjusting for prices. Excluding that subsector, overall sales fell 1.5% from August.

Statistics Canada attributed most of the rise in outstanding orders to aerospace products and parts and to computer and electronic products. The headline monthly figures are seasonally adjusted and expressed in current Canadian dollars.

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Credit: Adapted from Statistics Canada, Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, September 2026. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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