Canada’s manufacturing sales rose 0.6% month-on-month to C$71 billion in December 2025, following a revised 1.3% decline in November and coming in slightly above the preliminary estimate of a 0.5% increase. Sales were up in 12 of 21 manufacturing subsectors, led by motor vehicles (+12%) and food products (+2%). These gains were partly offset by a 5.1% drop in petroleum and coal product sales.
On a quarterly basis, sales in the fourth quarter of 2025 edged up 0.2% to C$213.1 billion, marking a second consecutive quarter of growth. For the full year 2025, total manufacturing sales declined 0.4% to C$848.7 billion, following a 1.7% decrease in 2024. Weakness in petroleum and coal (-7.1%) and chemicals (-4.9%) outweighed increases in primary metals (+6.7%) and food (+1.8%).
