The Daily Monday, May 16, 2022
Press Release
Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, March 2022
Manufacturing sales rose 2.5% in March, mainly on higher sales of petroleum and coal product, primary metals, and paper products.
Asphalt roofing material, March 2022
Shipments of asphalt shingles totalled 3.6 million metric bundles in March, up 27.8% from February and down 10.0% from March 2021.
Wholesale trade, March 2022
Wholesale sales rose 0.3% in March to $79.8 billion, with the largest increases coming in the building material and supplies, and motor vehicle and motor vehicle accessories and parts subsectors.
Milled wheat and wheat flour produced, Canada and United States, 2021
Canadian millers milled 3 156 301 tonnes of wheat in 2021, down 3.0% from 2020, while total flour produced fell to 2 401 303 tonnes, a decrease of 2.7% compared with the previous year. This decline in wheat milled and flour produced coincides with a 38.4% decrease in Canadian wheat production during the 2021 harvest period compared with the previous year’s harvest period, driven largely by drought conditions in Western Canada that resulted in lower yields.
Machinery and Equipment Price Index, first quarter 2022
The Machinery and Equipment Price Index (2016=100) is now available for the first quarter.
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