This information is excerpted from the 16 November release issued by Statistics Canada.

Manufacturing sales decreased 0.6% in September to $45.1 billion. The decline in sales was concentrated mostly in the transportation equipment industry in Central Canada. Constant dollar manufacturing sales fell 1.4% in September.

Despite the decrease, manufacturing sales in September were 17.7% higher than their most recent low in May 2009. Since then, sales have increased in 11 of the past 16 months.

Sales in September fell in 13 of 21 industries, representing two-thirds of total sales.

This release is available in its entirety on the Statistics Canada website at:

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/101116/dq101116a-eng.htm