Factory shipments climb 2 per cent in August

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Statistics Canada has reported that shipments of manufacturing goods increased by 2% in August to $45.4 billion. The increase was fueled by a surge in electrical, electronic and telecommunications products.

ELECTRONIC & OTHER ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT, Electrical & Electronic Equip, Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing, Shipments data, Manufacturing Capacity, Statistical Data Included, Manufacturing industry, Manufacturing industries, Electrical equipment and supplies industry, Electric equipment industry, Telecommunications equipment, Statistics

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Economic gloom dents dollar

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The article discusses how Nortel Networks Corp.'s dire financial predictions and plans to lay off 10,000 employees made the Canadian dollar fall below 65 cents yesterday for the first time since December.

Labor force information, Economics, Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, Securities issued, listed, Human resource management, Nortel Networks Corp., NT

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Economy goes flat in April

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The Canadian economy's growth slows to a crawl in April due to slowing demand in the telecommunications industry.

Sales, profits & dividends, Economic aspects, Finance

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