Wholesale sales up $86 billion in October

New imported vehicles and the CMA CGM Silverstone car carrier vessel are seen at the Port of Vancouver's Annacis Auto Terminal, in Delta, B.C., on Friday, July 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain, edged up 0.1 per cent to $86 billion in October.

The agency says sales were up in four of the seven subsectors, representing about half of total wholesale sales.

Sales of motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories rose 2.3 per cent to $14.7 billion in October, helped by higher sales of passenger vehicles manufactured abroad, as well as buses and transport trucks.

Wholesale sales of farm products, excluding oilseeds and grains, gained 16.7 per cent in October, helped by increased volumes as well as higher prices.

Sales by miscellaneous wholesalers fell 3.7 per cent to $10.9 billion.

In volume terms, wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain, fell 0.7 per cent in October.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 12, 2025.

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