December 16, 2025
Canadian wholesale sales rose 0.1% in October
Statistics Canada announced that sales by Canadian wholesalers (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain) rose 0.1% to $86.0 billion in October.
The Federal agency reports that 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.
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories sales rose 2.3% to $14.7 billion in October, driven by higher sales in the motor vehicle industry group. Wholesale sales of farm product (excluding oilseeds and grains), which include live animal sales, reported a 16.7% increase in sales in October, the sixth consecutive monthly increase.
Mostly offsetting the increases in October, sales from miscellaneous wholesalers fell 3.7% to $10.9 billion and were 5.8% higher compared to the same month last year.