Statistics Canada Reports Manufacturing Sales up 0.7% in February at $71.6B

A general view of production along the Honda CRV production line is shown during a tour of the Honda manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ont., on Apr. 5, 2023. The Canadian Press/Cole Burston

Manufacturing sales rose 0.7 percent to $71.6 billion in February, helped by higher sales of petroleum and coal, Statistics Canada said on April 15.

The agency said manufacturing sales were up in 13 of the 21 subsectors it tracks as petroleum and coal sales rose 4.3 percent to $8.7 billion, helped by higher prices and to a lesser extent, volumes.