Canadian manufacturing shipments climbed to a new record in July, Statistics Canada said today.

Led primarily by price increases in key industries such as oil, chemicals, wood and primary metals, Shipments rose by 0.5% from June to $50.2 billion.

“July marked the eighth consecutive increase in shipments, the longest string of gains since the late 1990s,” StatsCan said.

Although shipments have increased by 11.7% since December, the pace has slowed in recent months, the agency said. The 0.5% increase in July was the smallest gain since January.

Twelve of 21 industries, accounting for a healthy 80.7 of total shipments, recorded gains, Statistics Canada said.