
Manufacturers’ output down, expected to last months yet: CME
Half of survey respondents say production is down between 25% and 50%, more than 50% for a quarter of companies.
Manufacturing activity hits five-year record low in December: RBC
Decline reflects weaker output, new order and employment contributions.

MH24 robot is floor- or wall-mountable
24-kg payload.
RBC manufacturing PMI hits three-month low
Manufacturing conditions continued to improve, but at a slower pace as output and new orders rise at weaker rates.
Manufacturing business conditions improved in September: RBC
PMI survey indicates higher levels of output, new orders and employment across the sector.
Auto sector will help Canadian economy less than in US, Mexico in Q2
Scotiabank says Canadian auto sector will only add 0.2 percentage points to overall growth, compared to 0.7 in the US.

Right-to-work | PLANT
Will it boost manufacturing?
Nov. manufacturing output grows at fastest pace since 2011: RBC PMI
Output increase buoyed by rise in new order volumes, job creation and subdued input price inflation.

Mining in Canada’s North to double by 2020
Conference Board forecasts overall mining output will grow by 91%, or 7.5% annually, until 2020.
US likely to avoid fiscal cliff, Europe remains big risk: Flaherty
Economists says political deadlock could shave five percentage points from US output, which is bad for Canadian exports.