Release taken from Statistics Canada.  ; All dollars are Canadian.
Canadian manufacturers had a strong March, following a slight increase in factory shipments in February, as previous supply disruptions caused by the rail strike and the refinery fire in Ontario were rectified.
In March, manufacturers shipped goods worth an estimated  ; $50.1  ; billion (Canadian), representing a  ; 2.8% gain over the previous month. For the first quarter, shipments were up  ; 1.0% compared to the fourth quarter of  ; 2006.
Using constant dollars, which take price fluctuations into account, the volume of shipments rose  ; 1.6% to  ; $45.1  ; billion, the fourth increase in five months.
