Canadian manufacturing sales trends and analysis including factors driving the results.

1. Canadian Manufacturing
Sales – November 2015
By: Paul Young, CPA, CGA

2. Agenda
• Top highlights/Issues
• Key Sectors
• Details
• Provincial Summary

3. Key Issues/factors
• Canadian dollar the lowest level since 2003 - $0.6874
• Oil price per barrel the lowest since 2003 - $29.42
• Bank of Canada to hold the line on interest rates
• Slower Economic growth 3.4% (2016) and 3.6% (2017)
• Government policies – Carbon Tax/Payroll Tax/Corporate
Tax/Infrastructure
• Retail Sales/Canada growth 1.9% to 2%

4. Canadian Manufacturing - Summary

5. Details

6. Summary/Provinces
• Strong Automotive Sales (Ontario)
• Strong Aerospace (Quebec, Ontario and British Colombia)
• Strong Housing Starts (USA)

7. Provincial/Summary