Dec 15 (Reuters) - Canadian factory sales fell by 1.0% in October from September on lower sales in both the chemical and wood products subsectors, Statistics Canada said on Monday.
Excluding motor vehicles and parts, manufacturing sales were down 1.1%.
Month/month change (%)
Oct Sep(rev) Sep(prev) Sales -1.0 +3.6 +3.3 Sales ex-autos -1.1 +3.0 +2.7 Inventories -0.7 +0.1 0.0 Unfilled orders +0.1 -0.3 -1.0 New orders -0.4 +2.0 +2.5
Oct Sep(rev) Sep(prev) Inv/sales ratio 1.70 1.69 1.70
NOTE: All figures are seasonally adjusted. Analysts surveyed by Reuters forecast factory sales to decline 1.1% in October from September.

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Canadian factory sales decreased by 1.0% in October, driven by lower sales in chemical and wood products. Excluding motor vehicles and parts, sales fell 1.1%. Inventories dropped 0.7%, while unfilled orders rose 0.1%. Analysts had forecasted a 1.1% decline. All figures are seasonally adjusted.

Canada October factory sales down 1.0% on chemicals, wood