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Wholesale Sales

(WHOLESALE_SALES)
Observations
Jul 2026: 137297173
Updated: 2026-10-09, 6:19:26 a.m. ET
Units
Thousands of dollars,
Seasonally adjusted
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Wholesale Trade Survey
Series ID
WHOLESALE_SALES
Table 20-10-0074-01
CREDWholesale Sales
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis20000000400000006000000080000000100000000120000000140000000160000000199319972001200520092013201720212025Thousands of dollars1993-01-01: 169169241993-02-01: 168267201993-03-01: 163055931993-04-01: 166309401993-05-01: 168081641993-06-01: 169076141993-07-01: 179748751993-08-01: 176539001993-09-01: 177692221993-10-01: 183442721993-11-01: 184113411993-12-01: 187953761994-01-01: 186973291994-02-01: 185832301994-03-01: 192311021994-04-01: 193628121994-05-01: 194960681994-06-01: 196887351994-07-01: 197705221994-08-01: 200190201994-09-01: 201346261994-10-01: 202503541994-11-01: 204982311994-12-01: 207776571995-01-01: 212381541995-02-01: 209925101995-03-01: 210598061995-04-01: 210257081995-05-01: 209010631995-06-01: 210061741995-07-01: 211654991995-08-01: 211542361995-09-01: 211533591995-10-01: 209627881995-11-01: 213612741995-12-01: 212273901996-01-01: 217445181996-02-01: 219508891996-03-01: 225463471996-04-01: 225608321996-05-01: 225943251996-06-01: 230724421996-07-01: 228727821996-08-01: 233246831996-09-01: 236834851996-10-01: 234395871996-11-01: 238660841996-12-01: 239657371997-01-01: 244598811997-02-01: 251727021997-03-01: 250887521997-04-01: 254853581997-05-01: 255448711997-06-01: 260630871997-07-01: 262802221997-08-01: 265431761997-09-01: 267632841997-10-01: 275125911997-11-01: 273163581997-12-01: 272775761998-01-01: 262395861998-02-01: 269908371998-03-01: 268462861998-04-01: 273009261998-05-01: 274747171998-06-01: 266283791998-07-01: 263302521998-08-01: 264805521998-09-01: 266310171998-10-01: 273350621998-11-01: 270800421998-12-01: 272511721999-01-01: 278461211999-02-01: 282869471999-03-01: 280596041999-04-01: 283985381999-05-01: 286651961999-06-01: 286520571999-07-01: 289193321999-08-01: 294497511999-09-01: 295686021999-10-01: 300034431999-11-01: 305616401999-12-01: 303954282000-01-01: 303492162000-02-01: 301958102000-03-01: 306700682000-04-01: 308266022000-05-01: 309759852000-06-01: 310164162000-07-01: 313064162000-08-01: 306970102000-09-01: 309794192000-10-01: 313063652000-11-01: 310598142000-12-01: 314116422001-01-01: 314555232001-02-01: 310962242001-03-01: 308256052001-04-01: 310478472001-05-01: 310220052001-06-01: 321034142001-07-01: 322932022001-08-01: 322713422001-09-01: 321055902001-10-01: 313150052001-11-01: 312258052001-12-01: 317382432002-01-01: 326618262002-02-01: 329576042002-03-01: 329732992002-04-01: 334068552002-05-01: 338368732002-06-01: 334373772002-07-01: 339594562002-08-01: 345080482002-09-01: 343973912002-10-01: 346383522002-11-01: 351484152002-12-01: 347964882003-01-01: 352452602003-02-01: 353184332003-03-01: 348842442003-04-01: 341131642003-05-01: 339177312003-06-01: 342204182003-07-01: 344374942003-08-01: 326081252003-09-01: 348460772003-10-01: 348969612003-11-01: 354014322003-12-01: 357081162004-01-01: 352391952004-02-01: 354095202004-03-01: 361208782004-04-01: 364273032004-05-01: 370377792004-06-01: 375790902004-07-01: 364599732004-08-01: 375635042004-09-01: 376516992004-10-01: 375137382004-11-01: 380211132004-12-01: 379865242005-01-01: 380719222005-02-01: 385835982005-03-01: 379992312005-04-01: 383889172005-05-01: 386360282005-06-01: 392937522005-07-01: 377638552005-08-01: 390654522005-09-01: 397780932005-10-01: 405238972005-11-01: 403234042005-12-01: 401851482006-01-01: 406045962006-02-01: 404845572006-03-01: 404545672006-04-01: 408979022006-05-01: 411787732006-06-01: 407019522006-07-01: 408716082006-08-01: 413330902006-09-01: 408506002006-10-01: 406609852006-11-01: 410564582006-12-01: 429718102007-01-01: 422416212007-02-01: 433635612007-03-01: 438612972007-04-01: 432909882007-05-01: 433899462007-06-01: 433251252007-07-01: 430263642007-08-01: 430705262007-09-01: 431651392007-10-01: 435153862007-11-01: 435021372007-12-01: 423290482008-01-01: 428501252008-02-01: 427802562008-03-01: 429598662008-04-01: 439708772008-05-01: 455265832008-06-01: 455799152008-07-01: 460631912008-08-01: 458118702008-09-01: 459329172008-10-01: 451784002008-11-01: 440770732008-12-01: 425440242009-01-01: 406951992009-02-01: 405012312009-03-01: 403167762009-04-01: 404016882009-05-01: 402773352009-06-01: 407862362009-07-01: 419625022009-08-01: 416224512009-09-01: 416835352009-10-01: 419226942009-11-01: 430753422009-12-01: 433478652010-01-01: 436352292010-02-01: 434500692010-03-01: 436219462010-04-01: 437801692010-05-01: 435875212010-06-01: 437022742010-07-01: 432978712010-08-01: 440056562010-09-01: 444562982010-10-01: 444875842010-11-01: 448894192010-12-01: 453562262011-01-01: 464105922011-02-01: 455245472011-03-01: 460821002011-04-01: 457764922011-05-01: 461219002011-06-01: 463444282011-07-01: 471558582011-08-01: 471209092011-09-01: 478024152011-10-01: 482246842011-11-01: 478417122011-12-01: 486594352012-01-01: 480978962012-02-01: 486202692012-03-01: 492156362012-04-01: 492737822012-05-01: 490116702012-06-01: 495870922012-07-01: 492505352012-08-01: 490869412012-09-01: 486295972012-10-01: 487801922012-11-01: 492720542012-12-01: 490239052013-01-01: 493755792013-02-01: 495221032013-03-01: 496774362013-04-01: 493467622013-05-01: 497787042013-06-01: 487091942013-07-01: 497125762013-08-01: 498987312013-09-01: 499971472013-10-01: 504995832013-11-01: 505093832013-12-01: 500205482014-01-01: 501849322014-02-01: 513416892014-03-01: 513564792014-04-01: 515561672014-05-01: 528738882014-06-01: 529562082014-07-01: 527096062014-08-01: 529936302014-09-01: 543702632014-10-01: 538896792014-11-01: 532576812014-12-01: 554543672015-01-01: 533124362015-02-01: 537427332015-03-01: 540837522015-04-01: 550015992015-05-01: 542445392015-06-01: 547757032015-07-01: 548378362015-08-01: 548430372015-09-01: 550030352015-10-01: 547925292015-11-01: 558453872015-12-01: 574814382016-01-01: 565449872016-02-01: 553595872016-03-01: 544155472016-04-01: 551953962016-05-01: 555055902016-06-01: 562122852016-07-01: 562988842016-08-01: 563732772016-09-01: 563419832016-10-01: 569166072016-11-01: 570111282016-12-01: 583142692017-01-01: 585517372017-02-01: 584906002017-03-01: 594249272017-04-01: 597269132017-05-01: 603524822017-06-01: 603926232017-07-01: 605836262017-08-01: 608282762017-09-01: 605247722017-10-01: 615470842017-11-01: 623600182017-12-01: 622070872018-01-01: 616975302018-02-01: 612387482018-03-01: 623169532018-04-01: 620682372018-05-01: 635561942018-06-01: 628854712018-07-01: 628498472018-08-01: 629104892018-09-01: 625175322018-10-01: 632700212018-11-01: 627150242018-12-01: 628670232019-01-01: 626201362019-02-01: 623689302019-03-01: 631461602019-04-01: 642946212019-05-01: 636720552019-06-01: 638729222019-07-01: 646764602019-08-01: 636845292019-09-01: 642537072019-10-01: 634127112019-11-01: 623155342019-12-01: 634938222020-01-01: 641511742020-02-01: 649290872020-03-01: 626053372020-04-01: 490999262020-05-01: 522275332020-06-01: 626804822020-07-01: 652899172020-08-01: 656613992020-09-01: 666612222020-10-01: 668557932020-11-01: 671036192020-12-01: 668585242021-01-01: 962557722021-02-01: 973137292021-03-01: 1012928312021-04-01: 1017641322021-05-01: 1024563262021-06-01: 1034815162021-07-01: 1065268112021-08-01: 1060408472021-09-01: 1076815392021-10-01: 1107781932021-11-01: 1158877102021-12-01: 1168423912022-01-01: 1184298492022-02-01: 1224118032022-03-01: 1269366552022-04-01: 1288336252022-05-01: 1336121082022-06-01: 1384559242022-07-01: 1343015832022-08-01: 1321441232022-09-01: 1329111292022-10-01: 1370672322022-11-01: 1363247872022-12-01: 1309583592023-01-01: 1338913782023-02-01: 1315853812023-03-01: 1164218652023-04-01: 1162427072023-05-01: 1218407402023-06-01: 1184741962023-07-01: 1232771212023-08-01: 1288388842023-09-01: 1226919232023-10-01: 1252834232023-11-01: 1218573202023-12-01: 1179152482024-01-01: 1183246782024-02-01: 1213981052024-03-01: 1175955482024-04-01: 1247498032024-05-01: 1217472012024-06-01: 1186530712024-07-01: 1194514882024-08-01: 1192786042024-09-01: 1162312802024-10-01: 1205355502024-11-01: 1184608022024-12-01: 1208648242025-01-01: 1221174362025-02-01: 1183863872025-03-01: 1205470432025-04-01: 1149073602025-05-01: 1138058562025-06-01: 1181019932025-07-01: 1206437952025-08-01: 1169747002025-09-01: 1172849662025-10-01: 1175907752025-11-01: 1158063422025-12-01: 1173095002026-01-01: 1159531612026-02-01: 1187815112026-03-01: 1349022372026-04-01: 1410044562026-05-01: 1407834732026-06-01: 1366898302026-07-01: 137297173
Source: Statistics Canada, Wholesale Trade Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Wholesale Trade

Units: Thousands of dollars, Seasonally adjusted

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Monthly sales by merchant wholesalers in thousands of dollars, the upstream read on goods flowing from manufacturers toward retailers. Wholesale sales together with inventories signal where the goods pipeline is building or draining. Seasonally adjusted; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Wholesale Sales WHOLESALE_SALES, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/WHOLESALE_SALES, October 9, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Monthly Survey of Manufacturing via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Retail Trade Survey via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Industrial Capacity Utilization via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).

Industrial Capacity Utilization Rate

CREDGDP: Manufacturing
COVID-19 recession150000160000170000180000190000200000210000220000201620182020202220242026Millions of chained 2017 dollars2016-08-01: 2034362016-09-01: 2036802016-10-01: 2012072016-11-01: 2037712016-12-01: 2048192017-01-01: 2058602017-02-01: 2053462017-03-01: 2069842017-04-01: 2078652017-05-01: 2090082017-06-01: 2091562017-07-01: 2075122017-08-01: 2047302017-09-01: 2052972017-10-01: 2070992017-11-01: 2098102017-12-01: 2090772018-01-01: 2113612018-02-01: 2119332018-03-01: 2138722018-04-01: 2148252018-05-01: 2117082018-06-01: 2154102018-07-01: 2148022018-08-01: 2134592018-09-01: 2149602018-10-01: 2149572018-11-01: 2138302018-12-01: 2127552019-01-01: 2139892019-02-01: 2129092019-03-01: 2141912019-04-01: 2128302019-05-01: 2170252019-06-01: 2147082019-07-01: 2136672019-08-01: 2134502019-09-01: 2134082019-10-01: 2123132019-11-01: 2130242019-12-01: 2118682020-01-01: 2051862020-02-01: 2086682020-03-01: 1908902020-04-01: 1536132020-05-01: 1692042020-06-01: 1901842020-07-01: 1990912020-08-01: 2028532020-09-01: 2042892020-10-01: 2049242020-11-01: 2077192020-12-01: 2079502021-01-01: 2103332021-02-01: 2069402021-03-01: 2093302021-04-01: 2050682021-05-01: 2039092021-06-01: 2076552021-07-01: 2071662021-08-01: 2077022021-09-01: 2038732021-10-01: 2095262021-11-01: 2108672021-12-01: 2131272022-01-01: 2136952022-02-01: 2141592022-03-01: 2153182022-04-01: 2139532022-05-01: 2106232022-06-01: 2133462022-07-01: 2116762022-08-01: 2109892022-09-01: 2109872022-10-01: 2082782022-11-01: 2075812022-12-01: 2076472023-01-01: 2121832023-02-01: 2126502023-03-01: 2142412023-04-01: 2142802023-05-01: 2150462023-06-01: 2127162023-07-01: 2109672023-08-01: 2105412023-09-01: 2103282023-10-01: 2085072023-11-01: 2084322023-12-01: 2064892024-01-01: 2058132024-02-01: 2075882024-03-01: 2048342024-04-01: 2052002024-05-01: 2066492024-06-01: 2066652024-07-01: 2069282024-08-01: 2061132024-09-01: 2056252024-10-01: 2062192024-11-01: 2057262024-12-01: 2030442025-01-01: 2059152025-02-01: 2063452025-03-01: 2042282025-04-01: 2014462025-05-01: 1990622025-06-01: 1977962025-07-01: 2011712025-08-01: 1993872025-09-01: 2015282025-10-01: 1992322025-11-01: 1965052025-12-01: 1978612026-01-01: 1951422026-02-01: 1979432026-03-01: 1976602026-04-01: 2000852026-05-01: 2010992026-06-01: 2029202026-07-01: 201120
Source: Statistics Canada, Gross Domestic Product by Industry via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).

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