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source: Statistics Canada
url: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260415/dq260415b-eng.htm
document_type: html
date_retrieved: 2026-04-15
period: February 2026
parent_publication: The Daily — Wholesale Trade
indicators_covered: [Wholesale Sales MoM]
---

# Wholesale Trade, February 2026
Released: April 15, 2026 | Source: Statistics Canada

Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) rose **2.0%** to $86.8 billion in February. Sales increased in five of the seven subsectors, representing 85.4% of total wholesale sales. The largest increases came from the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsector (+6.1% to $14.4 billion) and the food, beverage and tobacco subsector (+2.9% to $16.5 billion). Wholesale sales were 1.2% higher year-over-year.

In volume terms, wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) rose 1.1% in February.

## Key Details

- **Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts & accessories** +6.1% to $14.4B (supply chain challenges eased)
- **Food, beverage & tobacco** +2.9% to $16.5B; food industry group +2.7% to $14.6B
- **Personal & household goods** +2.5% to $13.2B (highest on record)
- **Provincial gains:** Ontario +2.8% to $44.2B, Quebec +3.3% to $16.1B; British Columbia -1.9% to $8.2B; Alberta -2.4% to $9.3B
- **Wholesale inventories** declined 0.3% to $135.4B
- **Inventory-to-sales ratio** decreased from 1.60 to 1.56

## Next Release
Data for March 2026 will be released on May 14, 2026.