• Prior 2.5% revised to 2.9%
  • Ex-autos -1.9% vs +1.5% in July. Revised to 1.7%
  • New orders -3.8% vs +4.3% prior. Revised to 4.0%
  • Unfilled orders -0.1%, inventories -0.6%, inventory to sales ratio 1.37 vs 1.33

Nearly half the drop in sales came from lower auto and parts sales which fell 11.6%. Volume sales of coal and petroleum fell 3.7%.

Not great numbers but a decent revision in July.

Canadian manufacturing sales 16 10 2014

Canadian manufacturing sales 16 10 2014