Manufacturing sales saw second consecutive monthly decline
Claims from men, manufacturing sector leading the way
The result came as total exports fell 1% in the month: StatCan
A National Bureau of Statistics survey marked a fifth straight month of contraction
The increase was driven by higher sales in petroleum, coal and chemical product subsectors
The overall decrease came as sales fell in five of the seven subsectors
Overall manufacturing sales in constant dollars fell 2.0% in the month
Sales of petroleum and coal helped drive the increase, StatsCan said
Disruption to key global shipping lanes has varied credit impacts, DBRS says
Sales of chemical products rose, while car sales fell