Canada Wholesale Sales

Last Release

Mar 31, 2025

Actual

-0.3

Units In

0.3

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 27, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 12 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
19.3 Jun 2020	-22 Apr 2020	0.45 %	1993-2025	Statistics Canada

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.

Latest Updates

Wholesale sales in Canada decreased by 0.3% month-over-month in March 2025, contracting from a 0.3% increase in February, preliminary estimates showed. The decline reflects lower sales in five of the seven subsectors and the first contraction in seven months.