Manufacturing sales rose 4.2% in April to $77.1B
Petroleum and coal product sales jumped 22.6%, helped by refineries ramping up production after maintenance shutdowns.
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Manufacturing sales rose 4.2 per cent to $77.1 billion in April, Statistics Canada reported, as the petroleum and coal product group hit a record high.
Petroleum and coal product sales jumped 22.6 per cent to $11.8 billion, following a 25.5 per cent increase in March. The surge was helped by higher volumes as several refineries ramped up production after maintenance shutdowns.
Total manufacturing sales in constant dollars rose 1.8 per cent in April.
In a separate report, Statistics Canada said wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, other hydrocarbons, oilseed and grain, rose 0.6 per cent to $89.3 billion in April. The building material and supplies subsector was up 4.3 per cent at $12.7 billion, while the mineral, ore and precious metal industry group rose 15.7 per cent to $1 billion.
In volume terms, wholesale sales in the same category fell 0.3 per cent in April.