Canada Manufacturing Sales & Transportation Activity
Manufacturers’ sales (shipments, seasonally adjusted), real transportation & warehousing output (chained 2017$, seasonally adjusted at annual rates), and monthly rail freight tonnage (total, domestic, and U.S. connections).
Reading the data
Manufacturers' sales track the nominal dollar value of goods shipped each month, while physical freight volumes reveal whether top-line growth reflects genuine output expansion or price adjustments. By tracking factory shipments alongside real domestic transportation output and railway freight traffic (including direct U.S. rail connection receipts), this view contrasts domestic physical throughput with bilateral industrial demand across North American supply chains.