While Canada’s food service sales climbed 4% last year, BC’s fell 2.8%, with most of the slump coming after the introduction of the HST. Yes, we are the worst in the country with the exception of the municipality of PEI.
Spin that, John Les.
On a related note, Tom Syer, the former lobbyist and political aide is being paid $190,000 a year to head the HST propoganda office. He should have to carry a big plywood sign around saying “Your tax dollars at work.”
Another statistic to blame BC Liberals for jumping on the HST bandwagon
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/110715/dq110715a-eng.htm
Manufacturing sales down in six provinces
In May, Newfoundland and Labrador, Alberta and British Columbia had the largest declines in manufacturing sales.
Sales in Newfoundland and Labrador fell 40.4% to $299 million, the largest decrease in percentage terms since April 2009. The decline stemmed from lower sales in non-durable goods industries.
In Alberta, sales fell 2.9% to $5.7 billion. A 16.4% drop in the chemical industry was the largest factor in the decline. Petroleum and coal products (-2.3%), food (-3.4%) and fabricated metal products (-7.0%) also contributed to the decrease.
In British Columbia, sales were down 3.9% to $3.1 billion, with 13 of 21 industries posting declines compared with April. Paper (-10.1%) and wood product (-7.0%) manufacturers reported the largest decreases.