Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Monday, June 17, 2013

Canadian Manufacturing Sales Post Biggest Drop Since 2009

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell 2.4 per cent in April to $48.2 billion, the fourth decline in five months and the largest monthly percentage drop since August 2009.

The agency says lower sales in the petroleum and coal product and primary metal industries were largely responsible for the decline.

Sales were down in 13 of 21 industries, representing about 86 per cent of manufacturing.

In constant dollars, manufacturing sales fell 1.6 per cent as sales volumes were lower in April.
Sales durable goods declined 1.6 per cent and non-durable goods dropped by 3.2 per cent from March.

Sales fell in eight provinces in April, with the largest declines in Quebec and Ontario, where the bulk of Canada's manufacturing sector is based.

Original Article
Source: huffingtonpost.ca
Author: CP
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