Transportation INDUSTRY PULSE: Inventory-to-shipment ratio down from recent high January 19, 2007 OTTAWA, Ont. -- The inventory-to-shipment ratio fell to 1.30 from 1.33 in October, Statistics Canada reports. The r...
Transportation INDUSTRY PULSE: Automotive products lead increase in exports January 11, 2007 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Exports of automotive products, after cooling for several months as a result of production slowdown...
Transportation INDUSTRY PULSE: Imports show slight gain in November January 11, 2007 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Energy imports, as well as automotive imports, were up in November, allowing total import values to...
Transportation INDUSTRY PULSE: Manufacturing shipments drop to lowest level in two years December 15, 2006 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Factory shipments hit their lowest level in nearly two years in October, mainly because of falling ...
Transportation INDUSTRY PULSE: Canadian industries cut back capacity utilization for third straight month December 15, 2006 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Canadian industries cut back their use of production capacity between July and September to its low...
Transportation INDUSTRY PULSE: Lowest output in motor vehicle industry in over three years December 15, 2006 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Transportation equipment fell 1.4% to $8.8 billion in October, the fourth consecutive decline and s...
Transportation INDUSTRY PULSE: Inventory-to-shipment ratio inches up December 15, 2006 OTTAWA, Ont. -- The inventory-to-shipment ratio continued to climb in October, increasing from 1.32 to 1.33 after r...
Transportation INDUSTRY PULSE: Inventories increase for fourth straight month December 15, 2006 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Total inventories for manufacturers increased 0.3% to $63.5 billion in October, the fourth increase...
Transportation INDUSTRY PULSE: No improvement in operating ratio for top carriers as costs rise as fast as revenues September 7, 2006 OTTAWA, Ont. -- The nations top 91 for-hire motor carriers saw their revenues rise by 5.7% in the second quarter co...
Transportation INDUSTRY PULSE: Railway tonnage down slightly in June August 28, 2006 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Canadian railways carried slightly less tonnage in June than they did the month before, with bulk c...
Transportation INDUSTRY PULSE: June’s manufacturing shipment volumes a ray of sunshine August 16, 2006 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Manufacturing shipments increased 1.9% to $51.4 billion in June, the highest level since January 20...
Transportation INDUSTRY PULSE: Inventories down in June August 16, 2006 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Manufacturers' total inventories fell $454 million to $65.8 billion in June, a 0.7% decrease, accor...
Transportation INDUSTRY PULSE: Inventory-to-shipment ratio falls August 16, 2006 OTTAWA, Ont. -- The inventory-to-shipment ratio decreased from its recent high of 1.31 to 1.28 in June, due to the ...
Transportation INDUSTRY PULSE: Manufacturing shipments drop for third time in four months June 14, 2006 OTTAWA, Ont. -- A boost from price increases for petroleum products and primary metals was not enough to keep manuf...
Transportation INDUSTRY PULSE: Drop in manufacturing shipments is widespread June 14, 2006 OTTAWA, Ont. -- In April, two-thirds of the manufacturing industries, accounting for 66% of total shipments, posted...