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More new cars are being bought in Saskatchewan.

New vehicle sales in the province jumped 33.6% in February 2010 over the same month last year.  That is the third-highest increase in the country.

An 8.5% increase was posted between January and February of this year.

The province also recorded a slight increase in manufacturing shipments in February, of 0.7% year-over-year.

Shipments improved 1.9% between January and February, which was the second-highest increase in Canada.