Canada's manufacturing shipments recovered in July

Canada's manufacturing sales were stronger than expected in July, making up for most of the shortfall in June, despite the impact of a strike by West Coast port workers on raw material supplies and shipments.

Manufacturing shipments rose 1.6 percent month-on-month, beating Statistics Canada's prior estimate of 0.7 percent. Rising prices, especially for refined oil, were the main reason for July's increase.

Food sales rose strongly, recovering after five straight months of declines, car sales climbed to their highest since May 2017 and sales of oil and coal products rose after a sharp fall in June.

加拿大7月制造业出货量有所恢复

       虽然西海岸港口工人的罢工对原材料供应和运输造成了影响，但加拿大7月份的制造业销售仍比预期强劲，弥补了6月份的大部分不足。

       制造业装船率环比增长1.6%，超过了加拿大统计局预先估计的0.7%。价格上涨，尤其是成品油的价格上涨，是7月增长的主要原因。

       食品销售强劲增长，在连续五个月下降后有所恢复，汽车销售攀升至2017年5月以来的最高点，石油和煤炭产品销售在6月大幅下降后略有上升。