Canada's Preliminary Manufacturing Sales Edge Up in September, StatsCan Says

08:54 AM EDT, 10/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Canadian manufacturing sales edged up 0.1% on the month in September, according to an advance estimate from the country's statistical agency on Friday. The strongest gains were seen in the petroleum and coal products subsector and the aerospace products and parts industry group, Statistics Canada wrote in a statement. StatsCan said it based the preliminary estimate on a weighted response rate of 71.3%, compared with the 12-month average final response rate of 92.4%.