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Canadian manufacturing sector stabilises in January
Canada’s manufacturing sector experienced a relatively positive start to 2026. Output stabilised and job numbers improved amid signs of an uplift in confidence amongst manufacturers about the future. Although new orders continued to fall, they did so only marginally and at the weakest rate in 12 months. However, tariffs continued to weigh on sector performance as exports fell again, especially to the neighbouring United States. Tariffs also underpinned a sharp rise in input costs and manufacturers responded to a further squeeze on margins by increasing their own charges to the greatest degree since March 2025. The ... (full story)
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