Manufacturing shipments for Saskatchewan in May were up 22.9 per cent, using seasonally adjusted numbers, over May of last year.

That is the highest percentage increase among the provinces and well ahead of the 3.7 per cent recorded nationally.

Shipments were also up month-over-month, rising 5.5 per cent – also higher than the 1.4 per cent posted nationally.

On a seasonally adjusted basis, major increases year-over-year were reported for food manufacturing which was up 21.2 per cent and chemical manufacturing which was up by 33.4 per cent.