Statistics Canada Says Manufacturing Sales up 1.4% in July at $71B

Pumpjacks draw out oil and gas from wellheads surrounded by Canola fields near Cremona, Alta., on July 15, 2024. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose 1.4 percent to $71 billion in July, helped by higher sales in the petroleum and coal and chemical product subsectors.

The increase followed a 1.7 percent decrease in June.