Canada Wholesale Trade

Data Macro

Source: Statistics Canada
Source Link: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/
Frequency: Monthly
Next Release(s): February 17th, 2026 8:30 AM

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Canada Wholesale Trade: December 2025 (Preliminary) 2026-01-27 08:30
Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum and oilseed/grain) fell -1.8% MoM in November to $84.4B, reflecting a sharp automotive-driven pullback.
- The -1.8% MoM decline was the second-largest drop in the past two years, and was driven primarily by a steep fall in the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsector.
- Wholesale sales volumes declined -2.3% in November, indicating the pullback was larger in real terms than in nominal sales.
- Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories sales fell -11.5% MoM to $12.9B, the lowest level since October 2022, with broad weakness across the subsector.
- Within automotive, sales fell in both the motor vehicle industry group (-14.6%) and used motor vehicle parts and accessories (-26.9%), while new motor vehicle parts and accessories rose +2.1% (about one-fifth of the subsector).
- Building material and supplies sales declined -3.8%, with all industry groups lower, led by electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning equipment and supplies (-5.0%).
- Food, beverage and tobacco sales rose +3.1% to a record $16.3B, reflecting both higher prices and higher volumes; sales were up +7.6% YoY.
- Wholesale sales fell in four provinces, led by Ontario (-3.9% to $42.5B), where automotive sales dropped -15.3% to $8.5B (largest decline since April 2020) and building materials declined -8.5% to $4.6B.
- Wholesale inventories rose +0.6% to $136.0B, with the inventory-to-sales ratio increasing to 1.61 (from 1.57), indicating inventories rose despite weaker sales.
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Canada Wholesale Trade: November 2025 (Preliminary) 2025-12-23 08:30
Sales by Canadian wholesalers (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain) rose 0.1% to $86.0 billion in October.
- Sales rose in four of seven subsectors, representing approximately half of total wholesale sales.
- Increases were led by the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsector and the farm product (excluding oilseeds and grains) subsector.
- In volume terms, wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain) fell 0.7% in October, reflecting higher prices.
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Canada Wholesale Trade: October 2025 (Preliminary) 2025-11-25 08:30
Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain) rose 0.6% in September as gains in five subsectors outpaced declines in two others.
- This was the sixth increase in wholesale sales in nine months.
- Sales in September were 4.0% higher compared with the same month one year earlier.
- Despite ongoing trade uncertainty, sales in the third quarter of 2025 were the highest on record for the wholesale sector, 0.2% higher than the previous record set in the first quarter of 2025.
- In volume terms, wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) rose 0.6% in September.
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Canada Wholesale Trade: September 2025 (Preliminary) 2025-10-29 08:30
Canada’s wholesale sales (ex. petroleum and oilseed/grain) fell -1.2% MoM (revised up from the advance estimate of -1.3% MoM) to $85.4B in August 2025, though were still up +4.3% YoY, with volume sales down -1.3% MoM amid sharp declines in vehicles and food.
- Motor vehicle and parts sales dropped -8.8% MoM to $14.0B, led by a -10.7% fall in the motor vehicle group to $11.1B, reversing gains from earlier in the summer.
- Food, beverage, and tobacco sales decreased -3.8% MoM to $15.6B, mainly on lower food sales (-4.2% to $13.8B), marking one of the largest monthly declines of 2025.
- Offsetting gains came from the miscellaneous subsector (+4.0% MoM to $11.1B), driven by agricultural supplies (+9.1%) and mineral, ore, and precious metals (+17.1%).
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies rose +2.3% MoM to $18.4B, supported by strong farm, lawn, and garden equipment sales (+18.7%).
- Provincial trends: Ontario led the national decline (-2.4% MoM to $43.8B) after three monthly gains, driven by motor vehicles (-8.7%), while Quebec fell -1.0% MoM to $15.3B and Saskatchewan rose +9.6% MoM to $3.9B.
- Inventories increased +0.7% MoM to $134.7B, led by personal and household goods (+5.6%) and miscellaneous (+0.8%).
- The inventory-to-sales ratio rose to 1.58 (from 1.55 in July), reflecting slower turnover as sales softened.
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The advance results for August indicate that wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) were down -1.3% MoM, reversing the 1.2% MoM increase in July and the largest decline since April.
- This estimate was calculated based on a weighted response rate of 72.9%.
- The average final response rate to the survey over the 12 preceding months was 81.4%.
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Canada’s wholesale sales (ex. petroleum and oilseed/grain) rose 1.2% MoM to $86.0 billion in July 2025 and were up 4.3% YoY, with constant-dollar sales increasing 0.8% MoM.
- Motor vehicle and parts sales climbed 5.1% MoM to $15.4 billion, driven by a 5.9% MoM increase in motor vehicle sales to $12.4 billion.
- Building materials and supplies rose 2.7% MoM to $12.1 billion, with lumber, millwork, and hardware leading at $5.9 billion (+2.7%).
- Miscellaneous subsector sales declined -1.5% MoM to $10.7 billion, weighed down by weaker mineral, ore, and precious metals sales.
- Ontario sales increased 1.5% MoM to $44.7 billion, marking a third straight monthly gain, led by a 5.1% MoM rise in motor vehicles and parts to $10.4 billion.
- Alberta wholesale sales rose 2.6% MoM to $9.5 billion, with six of seven subsectors higher, led by a 6.6% MoM rise in building materials to $1.7 billion.
- Wholesale inventories increased 0.6% MoM to $132.6 billion, with food, beverage, and tobacco inventories up 2.2% MoM to $14.8 billion and machinery, equipment, and supplies up 0.4% MoM to $39.7 billion.
- The inventory-to-sales ratio eased slightly to 1.54 (Jun: 1.55), indicating modestly faster turnover.
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The advance results for July indicate that wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) rose 1.3% MoM, which would be the largest monthly increase since January.
- The increase reflects higher sales in the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsector.
- This estimate was calculated based on a weighted response rate of 63.6%.
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Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum and oilseed/grain) rose 0.7% MoM in June 2025 to $84.7 billion and were up 3.2% YoY, with volume sales also increasing 0.6% MoM.
- Food, beverage and tobacco sales increased 1.7% MoM to $15.6B, led by a 1.9% MoM gain in food sales.
- Miscellaneous subsector sales rose 2.4% MoM to $10.7B, driven by minerals, ores and precious metals.
- Machinery, equipment and supplies sales edged up 0.6% MoM to $18.0B, while Alberta posted the largest provincial drop (-2.9% MoM) on machinery weakness.
- Quebec led provincial growth, up 1.9% MoM to $15.3B, with notable gains in miscellaneous (+8.4%) and building materials (+5.3%).
- Wholesale inventories increased 0.9% MoM to $131.7B, keeping the inventory-to-sales ratio steady at 1.55.
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