OTTAWA — Statistics Canada said Friday that manufacturing sales fell 2.8 per cent in April, the largest monthly drop since October 2023, as the tariff dispute with the United States hit the industry.
StatCan said manufacturing sales stood at $69.6 billion in April, their lowest level since January 2022 after a third straight monthly decrease.
Drops in sales of petroleum and coal products (down 10.9 per cent), motor vehicles (down 8.3 per cent) and primary metals (down 4.4 per cent) drove the decline.
Growing global trade tensions in April were a major factor driving down prices and volumes in the petroleum and coal products industry, StatCan said.
While the
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