Manufacturing sales increased for the eighth time in nine months in May, advancing 0.4% to $44.8-billion.
Statistics Canada reports the motor vehicle and parts industries were the primary contributors to the higher sales.
Excluding motor vehicle and parts, total manufacturing sales edged down 0.1%.
Constant-dollar manufacturing sales rose 0.4%, their ninth consecutive monthly increase.
The agency says higher sales were reported in nine of 21 industries, representing 48.9% of total sales.
