“Aerospace products and parts were up 10.6 per cent to $1.9 billion, primary metal sales rose 4.2 per cent to $4.4 billion, and fabricated metal products rose 4.6 per cent to $3.3 billion.”
OTTAWA — Canadian manufacturing sales rose a better-than-expected 1.4 per cent in March, as weakness in motor vehicle sales was more than offset by gains in the metals and aerospace industries, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.