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CA manufacturing downturn sustained in May
Canada's manufacturing sector saw operating conditions worsen again in May. Production continued to contract amid the sharpest drop in new orders since December 2015. More positively, employment saw a fractional increase after a slight dip in April, whilst input price inflation eased to its slowest rate in over four years. The headline seasonally adjusted IHS Markit Canada Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) dropped from 49.7 in April to 49.1 in May, signalling a second successive monthly deterioration in business conditions. The latest PMI reading was the lowest in nearly three-and-ahalf years, ... (full story)