OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose 2.5 per cent to $70.3 billion in July, helped by strength in the transportation equipment subsector.
The agency says sales of transportation equipment rose 8.6 per cent to $11.4 billion, boosted by an 11.4 per cent increase in sales of motor vehicles and a 7.2 per cent gain in motor vehicle parts. Aerospace products and parts sales also rose 6.5 per cent.
Sales for the petroleum and coal products subsector climbed 6.2 per cent to $7.2 billion in July.
On a constant dollar basis, manufacturing sales gained 1.6 per cent month-over-month in July.
In a separate report, Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, rose 1.2 per cent to $86 billion in July.
In volume terms, wholesale sales, excluding those items, increased 0.8 per cent in July.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 15, 2025.
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