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Canadian factory sales most likely fell 0.1 per cent in September from August, largely due to decreases in the primary metal, chemical and transportation equipment subsectors, Statistics Canada said in a flash estimate on Thursday.

The estimate was calculated based on a weighted response rate of 71.6 per cent. The average weighted response rate for the survey over the previous 12 months has been 94.6 per cent.

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