Dec 15 (Reuters) - Canadian factory sales fell by 1.0% in October from September on lower sales in both the chemical and wood products subsectors, Statistics Canada said on Monday.

Excluding motor vehicles and parts, manufacturing sales were down 1.1%.

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Month/month change (%)

Oct Sep(rev) Sep(prev)

Sales -1.0 +3.6 +3.3

Sales ex-autos -1.1 +3.0 +2.7

Inventories -0.7 +0.1 0.0

Unfilled orders +0.1 -0.3 -1.0

New orders -0.4 +2.0 +2.5

Oct Sep(rev) Sep(prev)

Inv/sales ratio 1.70 1.69 1.70

NOTE: All figures are seasonally adjusted. Analysts surveyed by Reuters forecast factory sales to decline 1.1% in October from September.

Keywords: CANADA ECONOMY/MANUFACTURING

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-october-factory-sales-down-10-chemicals-wood-2025-12-15/