Canadian manufacturing sales

  • Prior was -0.8% (revised to -0.6%)
  • Ex-autos +1.9% vs -0.6% prior
  • New orders +0.5% vs +0.8% prior
  • Unfilled orders flat vs -0.2% prior
  • Inventory-to-sales ratio 1.35

Higher headline and better revision. The drivers were metals, petroleum and coal products along with chemical manufacturing..