Canada’s manufacturing sales fell by 3% month-on-month to C$68.7 billion in January 2026, following a downwardly revised 0.4% increase in December 2025 and below preliminary estimates of a 3.3% drop. This marked the lowest level since May 2025, with sales down in 11 of the 21 manufacturing subsectors, led by transportation equipment (-18.2%) and machinery (-5.6%). Meanwhile, the miscellaneous manufacturing subsector cushioned the overall decline, with sales rising 16.8% to $1.5 billion in January, the highest level on record, driven mainly by higher sales in jewelry and silverware manufacturing amid elevated precious metal prices. Manufacturing sales fell in five provinces, with Ontario (-7.7%) posting the largest decline, while Quebec (1.4%) recorded the largest increase. On a year-on-year basis, total manufacturing sales declined by 3.9% in January. source: Statistics Canada

Manufacturing Sales in Canada decreased to -3 percent in January from 0.60 percent in December of 2025. Manufacturing Sales in Canada averaged 0.32 percent from 1981 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 21.60 percent in June of 2020 and a record low of -27.60 percent in April of 2020. This page provides - Canada Manufacturing Sales MoM- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Canada Manufacturing Sales MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.

Manufacturing Sales in Canada decreased to -3 percent in January from 0.60 percent in December of 2025. Manufacturing Sales in Canada is expected to be 0.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Canada Manufacturing Sales MoM is projected to trend around 0.40 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-24 01:30 PM
Manufacturing Sales MoM Prel
Jan -3.3% 0.6% 0.4%
2026-03-13 12:30 PM
Manufacturing Sales MoM Final
Jan -3.0% 0.4% -3.3% -3.3%
2026-03-24 12:30 PM
Manufacturing Sales MoM Prel
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Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 288.00 260.00 Companies Jan 2026
Capacity Utilization 78.50 78.90 percent Dec 2025
New Motor Vehicle Sales 127248.00 148726.00 Units Dec 2025
Changes in Inventories -10099.00 13364.00 CAD Million Dec 2025
Corporate Profits 150155.00 151381.00 CAD Million Dec 2025
Industrial Production -0.60 -1.70 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production Mom 1.00 -0.90 percent Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production -2.20 -5.60 percent Dec 2025
Manufacturing Sales MoM -3.00 0.60 percent Jan 2026
Mining Production 1.50 3.70 percent Dec 2025
New Orders 68901901.00 71439257.00 CAD Thousand Jan 2026
Wholesale Sales MoM -1.00 1.80 percent Jan 2026


Canada Manufacturing Sales MoM
In Canada, Manufacturing Sales provides a current 'snapshot' of sales of goods manufactured values by the Canadian manufacturing sector, enabling analysis of the state of the Canadian economy, as well as the health of specific industries in the short- to medium-term.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-3.00 0.60 21.60 -27.60 1981 - 2026 percent Monthly
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News Stream
Canada Factory Sales Fall Less Than Expected
Canada’s manufacturing sales fell by 3% month-on-month to C$68.7 billion in January 2026, following a downwardly revised 0.4% increase in December 2025 and below preliminary estimates of a 3.3% drop. This marked the lowest level since May 2025, with sales down in 11 of the 21 manufacturing subsectors, led by transportation equipment (-18.2%) and machinery (-5.6%). Meanwhile, the miscellaneous manufacturing subsector cushioned the overall decline, with sales rising 16.8% to $1.5 billion in January, the highest level on record, driven mainly by higher sales in jewelry and silverware manufacturing amid elevated precious metal prices. Manufacturing sales fell in five provinces, with Ontario (-7.7%) posting the largest decline, while Quebec (1.4%) recorded the largest increase. On a year-on-year basis, total manufacturing sales declined by 3.9% in January.
2026-03-13
Canada Manufacturing Sales Likely Fell in January
Preliminary estimates indicate that Canada’s manufacturing sales likely declined 3.3% in January 2026, with the largest decreases occurring in the transportation equipment and machinery subsectors.
2026-02-24
Canada Factory Sales Growth Revised Slightly Higher
Canada’s manufacturing sales rose by 0.6% month-on-month to C$71 billion in December 2025, following a revised 1.3% decline in November and slightly above the preliminary estimate of a 0.5% increase. Sales increased in 12 of the 21 manufacturing subsectors, with motor vehicles (+12) and food products (+2%) contributing the most. A 5.1% drop in petroleum and coal product sales partially offset these gains. On a quarterly basis, sales edged up 0.2% to $213.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, marking the second consecutive quarterly increase. In 2025, total manufacturing sales decreased 0.4% to C$848.7 billion, extending a 1.7% decline in 2024, as weakness in petroleum and coal (-7.1%) and chemicals (-4.9%) offset gains in primary metals (+6.7%) and food (+1.8%).
2026-02-16