Canada December factory sales most likely fell 0.6% -Statscan flash estimate

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FILE PHOTO: A general view of the factory floor and numerous automated machines used in the production and manufacturing of aircraft parts, at Abipa Canada in Boisbriand

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian factory sales most likely fell 0.6% in December from November, largely due to decreases in the transportation equipment and chemical product subsectors, Statistics Canada said in a flash estimate on Thursday.

The estimate was calculated based on a weighted response rate of 65.4%. The average weighted response rate for the survey over the previous 12 months has been 94.2%.

NOTE: All figures are seasonally adjusted.

(Reporting by Promit Mukherjee; Editing by Dale Smith)