Wholesales sales in Canada, excluding petroleum and hydrocarbon products, rose by 0.3% from the previous month to C$93.1 billion in July of 2026. The result was revised higher from the flash estimate of a 0.6% decline, extending the 2.8% jump in June to reflect some resilience to higher energy costs from the Canadian manufacturing sector. Higher sales were observed from building materials and supplies subsector (3.5% to C$13.8 billion) and food, beverage, and tobacco producers (1.7% to C$16.67 billion). In turn, sales fell for farm products (-1.9% to C$1.8 billion) and personal and household goods (-1.5% to C$12.8 billion). Wholesalers raised prices in the period to support turnover, as volumes shrank by 0.6% from the previous month. source: Statistics Canada

Wholesale Sales in Canada decreased to 0.30 percent in July from 2.80 percent in June of 2026. Wholesale Sales in Canada averaged 0.44 percent from 1993 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 20.00 percent in June of 2020 and a record low of -21.60 percent in April of 2020. This page provides - Canada Wholesale Sales MoM- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Canada Wholesale Sales MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2026.

Wholesale Sales in Canada decreased to 0.30 percent in July from 2.80 percent in June of 2026. Wholesale Sales in Canada is expected to be -0.10 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Canada Wholesale Sales MoM is projected to trend around 0.60 percent in 2027 and 0.40 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-08-25 12:30 PM
Wholesale Sales MoM Prel
Jul -0.6% 2.8% -1.3%
2026-09-15 12:30 PM
Wholesale Sales MoM Final
Jul 0.3% 2.8% -0.5% -0.6%
2026-09-25 12:30 PM
Wholesale Sales MoM Prel
Aug 0.3% 0.2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 294.00 322.00 Companies Jul 2026
Capacity Utilization 80.70 82.20 percent Jul 2026
New Motor Vehicle Sales 176200.00 190167.00 Units Jul 2026
Changes in Inventories -16129.00 10630.00 CAD Million Jun 2026
Corporate Profits 162059.00 152067.00 CAD Million Jun 2026
Industrial Production 3.30 2.30 percent Jun 2026
Industrial Production Mom -0.10 0.80 percent Jun 2026
Manufacturing Production 2.30 0.50 percent Jun 2026
Manufacturing Sales MoM -0.40 0.10 percent Jul 2026
Mining Production 5.60 5.60 percent Jun 2026
New Orders 81206671.00 80663611.00 CAD Thousand Jul 2026
Wholesale Sales MoM 0.30 2.80 percent Jul 2026


Canada Wholesale Sales MoM
The Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey presents estimates of monthly sales for wholesale merchants in Canada, providing information on the performance of the wholesale trade sector as an important indicator of the health of the Canadian economy. In addition, the business community uses the data to analyse market performance.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.30 2.80 20.00 -21.60 1993 - 2026 percent Monthly
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News Stream
Canadian Wholesale Sales Revised Higher
Wholesales sales in Canada, excluding petroleum and hydrocarbon products, rose by 0.3% from the previous month to C$93.1 billion in July of 2026. The result was revised higher from the flash estimate of a 0.6% decline, extending the 2.8% jump in June to reflect some resilience to higher energy costs from the Canadian manufacturing sector. Higher sales were observed from building materials and supplies subsector (3.5% to C$13.8 billion) and food, beverage, and tobacco producers (1.7% to C$16.67 billion). In turn, sales fell for farm products (-1.9% to C$1.8 billion) and personal and household goods (-1.5% to C$12.8 billion). Wholesalers raised prices in the period to support turnover, as volumes shrank by 0.6% from the previous month.
2026-09-15
Canada Wholesale Trade Falls in July
Canada’s wholesale trade is estimated to have decreased 0.6% month-over-month in July 2026, following a 2.8% increase in the previous month, marking the first decline since January. The advance results for July indicate lower sales in the agricultural supplies and mineral, ore and precious metals industry groups within the miscellaneous subsector.
2026-08-25
Canada Wholesale Sales Rise Most in 3 Years
Wholesale sales in Canada, excluding petroleum and hydrocarbon products, jumped by 2.8% from the previous month in June of 2026, revised marginally higher from the preliminary expectations of 2.7%, to mark the sharpest increase since May of 2023. Machinery sales surged 4.8% in the period to C$20.1 billion, driven by farm, lawn, and gardening machinery and equipment, which rose 25.9% to C$3.1 billion. Meanwhile, sales also rose sharply for food, beverage, and tobacco (2.8% to C$16.4 billion). Wholesale inventories, also excluding hydrocarbons, rose 1.2% to C$140.4 billion.
2026-08-14