Manufacturing sees biggest drop since 2023 in April amid tariffs
Honda employees work along the vehicle assembly line in Alliston, Ont., on Thursday, April 25, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell 2.8 per cent in April, the largest monthly drop since October 2023, as the tariff dispute with the United States hit the industry.
Roughly half of manufacturers surveyed by the agency said they were being affected by tariffs in some form.
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