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Canadian wholesale sales edged down 0.3% in 2024

Statistics Canada reported $1.4 trillion in commodity sales, excluding commissions.

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Annual Wholesale Trade - Commodities, 2024, 2026-10-09. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. · Open licence

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  • Sales fell from 2023, with declines led by automobiles, light trucks and vans, and oilseeds and grains.
  • Petroleum and petroleum products remained the largest commodity subclass, with sales rising to $372.6 billion.
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The figures show an overall decline despite growth in petroleum-product sales.

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Statistics Canada’s Annual Wholesale Trade Survey measures sales and costs of goods sold across commodity subclasses. It reported that Canadian wholesalers sold $1.4 trillion in commodities in 2024, excluding commissions, down 0.3% from 2023. The largest dollar declines were in automobiles, light trucks and vans, down $9.5 billion, and oilseeds and grains, down $5.8 billion. Petroleum and petroleum products accounted for 26.1% of sales; subclass sales rose $1.7 billion to $372.6 billion.

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Canadian wholesale sales edged down 0.3% in 2024Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada reported $1.4 trillion in commodity sales, excluding commissions.Statistics Canada

Sales fell from 2023, with declines led by automobiles, light trucks and vans, and oilseeds and grains.Statistics Canada

Petroleum and petroleum products remained the largest commodity subclass, with sales rising to $372.6 billion.Statistics Canada

The figures show an overall decline despite growth in petroleum-product sales.Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada’s Annual Wholesale Trade Survey measures sales and costs of goods sold across commodity subclasses.Statistics Canada

It reported that Canadian wholesalers sold $1.4 trillion in commodities in 2024, excluding commissions, down 0.3% from 2023.Statistics Canada

The largest dollar declines were in automobiles, light trucks and vans, down $9.5 billion, and oilseeds and grains, down $5.8 billion.Statistics Canada

Petroleum and petroleum products accounted for 26.1% of sales; subclass sales rose $1.7 billion to $372.6 billion.Statistics Canada

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