November 17, 2025
Statistics Canada announced that total manufacturing sales reached their highest level since February 2025, rising 3.3% month over month to $72.1 billion in September.
Sales rose in 14 of the 21 subsectors, led by the transportation equipment (+9.2%) and petroleum and coal (+5.3%) subsectors. With the overall gain in September, total manufacturing sales on a year-over-year basis were up 2.7%.
The Federal Agency notes that manufacturing sales rose in nine provinces in September, led by Ontario and Quebec. Sales in British Columbia declined the most.
In Ontario, manufacturing sales rose 3.4% to $31.5 billion in September, marking the strongest month-over-month increase since May 2023. The gain in September 2025 was driven by higher sales in 14 of the 21 subsectors, led by transportation equipment (+9.0%) and food (+2.2%).
In Quebec, manufacturing sales increased 2.6% to $18.7 billion in September, driven by higher production of aerospace products and parts (+14.9%) and increased sales of petroleum and coal products (+6.1%). Aerospace products and parts production reached a record high of $1.9 billion in September, supported by strong deliveries of business and commercial aircraft, along with higher sales of aerospace engines and parts.