Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) rose 1.2% MoM to $85.1 billion in January, short of the 1.8% MoM advance estimate.

• Sales increased in five of the seven subsectors, representing 77.6% of total wholesale sales.
• The largest increases came from the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsector (+3.7% MoM) and the building material and supplies subsector (+3.5% MoM).
• Wholesale sales were 2.7% MoM higher in January compared with the same month one year earlier.
• In volume terms, wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) increased 0.8% MoM in January.