August 2009

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The Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI) and the Raw Materials Price Index (RMPI) declined 0.5% and 3.8% respectively in July compared with June, mainly due to falling petroleum prices. July’s decrease in the IPPI followed an increase of 0.5% in June. The index registered its lowest level in the past 18 months. Furthermore, it was down 7.0% from the peak reached

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Download the pdf below for the latest data on Industrial Production from Eurostat for June 2009. Click Here

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Wholesale sales rose for the first time in nine months in June, mainly due to increases in the automotive products and food, beverages and tobacco products sectors.

Canadian industries continued to reduce their rate of capacity utilization in the first quarter of 2009, operating at 69.3% of production capacity, down 5.6 percentage points from the previous quarter. It was the first time that industrial capacity use fell below the 70% level since the start of the data series in 1987. In the first quarter, durable goods industries, especially

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