Canada's Preliminary Wholesale Trade Slips in August on Agricultural Supplies, Motor Vehicles and Parts

08:39 AM EDT, 09/25/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Canada's advance estimate for wholesale sales, excluding oil, oil products and other hydrocarbons, as well as oilseed and grain, declined 1.5% month over month in August, Statistics Canada said Friday. The decline was mainly driven by weaker sales of agricultural supplies in the miscellaneous subsector, as well as lower sales of motor vehicles and parts and accessories, the agency wrote. The estimate is based on a weighted response rate of 68.6%, compared with an average final response rate of 83.7% over the previous 12 months, added StatsCan.