The following is excerpted from a 21 August 2012 news release by The Conference Board of Canada.
Several of Canada’s export-dependent manufacturing industries are counting on the U.S. economy and demand from emerging markets to sustain production increases and bolster profitability in the face of increasing global economic uncertainty, according to the Canadian Industrial Profile-Summer 2012.
Published by The Conference Board of Canada in association with the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), the Canadian Industrial Profile service provides a five-year forecast for production, employment, revenue, cost and profitability for six industries each quarter.
This release is available in its entirety at:
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/press/newsrelease/12-08-21/Manufacturing_Industries_can_Expect_Modest_Profit_Growth_in_the_Short_Term.aspx