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Canadian wholesale sales grew for the seventh consecutive month in November to hit a record high, while manufacturing sales fell for the month.
Manufacturing sales dropped 0.6 per cent to $53.7-billion in November, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce senior economist Royce Mendes said factory sales took a breather in November, but he added that the decline seemed to have been narrowly driven by a few categories, noting that only five of 21 industries saw lower sales for the month.