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Manitoba sees surge in wholesale sales: Statistics Canada

By: Staff Writer

Posted: 10/18/2012 12:01 PM | Comments: 0

Manitoba posted one of the biggest increases in wholesale sales in the country in August, new Statistics Canada figures show.

The agency said today that Manitoba wholesalers shipped out $1.31-billion worth of goods during the month. That was an increase of 1.1 per cent from July’s total of $1.29 billion.

Only two other provinces saw bigger month-over-month increases — British Columbia at 1.5 per cent and Newfoundland and Labrador at 1.2 per cent, the figures show.

Canada saw its sales rise by 0.5 per cent to $49.7 billion from $49.4 billion in July.

Manitoba’s August total was also a 1.3 per cent improvement from a year earlier, when just under $1.29 billion worth of goods were sold. Canada’s year-over-year increase was 4.4 per cent.

murray.mcneill@freepress.mb.ca

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