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** Canadian Manufacturing Sales - November 16, 2015 ** Canadian manufacturing sales declined 1.5 per cent in September, the second consecutive monthly decline. Lower sales were the result of ongoing weakness in the energy sector as well as falling demand in the motor-vehicle industry. Overall, sales were lower in 13 of 21 Canadian manufacturing sub-sectors, representing about 80% of Canadian manufacturing output. In BC, where the manufacturing sector employs roughly 170,000... people, sales rose 0.2 per cent on a monthly basis but were down 0.6 per cent compared to September 2014. BC manufacturing sales are being led by growth in shipments of wood products to the United States as well as strong demand for BC made machinery and equipment. Those sectors are helping to offset current weakness in commodity prices to produce growth of 3 per cent in manufacturing sales year-to-date. See more

** Metro Vancouver home buyers push October sales above long-term averages** Home buyers remain active across Metro Vancouver despite a reduced supply of homes for sale. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in *Metro Vancouver reached 3,646 on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in October 2015. This represents a 19.3 per cent increase compared to the 3,057 sales recorded in October 2014, and a 9 per cent increase compare...Continue reading