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Description: Wholesale services price index (WSPI) measures quarterly margin price movement for Canadian merchant wholesalers, classified according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Data not seasonally adjusted. Index, 2020=100.

Description: Number of units and total sales of new motor vehicles by type of vehicle, annual.

Description: Quarterly data on new motor vehicle registration by fuel type, vehicle type and number of vehicles, for Canada and provinces.

Description: Annual sum of the quarterly data on new motor vehicle registration by fuel type, vehicle type and number of vehicles, for Canada and provinces.

Description: Quarterly data on zero-emission vehicle registration by fuel type, vehicle type and number of vehicles, Canada, the provinces, census metropolitan areas and census sub-divisions.

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Percentage of enterprises that sold only goods, only services or both goods and services, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period.

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Retail services price index (RSPI), relative importance by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

Description: This dashboard highlights the latest data and the data over time back to 1993 for the Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey (MWTS). The MWTS provides information on the performance of the wholesale trade sector and is an important indicator of the health of the Canadian economy, when combined with other statistics.

With this tool, users can explore current and historical trends of sales and inventories for all subsectors. As for sales, users can also examine the data for provinces and territories. Key indicators such as sales and inventories, monthly changes and inventories-to-sales ratios are presented in interactive charts. The ten highest sales by industry for the current month, as well as the chained dollar versus current dollar sales comparison are also illustrated.

The interactive tool also allows users to rank subsectors, either nationally or provincially, based on their total of monthly sales. Quality indicators are accompanied for the data as well.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: This infographic presents alcohol and cannabis sales in Canada for the period from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023. It gives a breakdown of sales by type of alcoholic beverage and cannabis product. It also shows the revenue governments earned from the control and sale of alcoholic beverages and cannabis products.

Description: Estimates of financial variables for non-store retailers, sales by commodities, annual.

Description: Estimates of financial variables for store retailers, by type of store, based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), annual.

Description: Retail store sales by method and type of store based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), annual.

Description: Retail trade, total sales and e-commerce sales based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), annual.

Description: This table contains 1451 series, with data for years 1971 - 1989 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2010-04-29. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (18 items: Canada;Newfoundland and Labrador;Prince Edward Island;Nova Scotia ...), Type of retail store (34 items: Total retail; all stores;Combination stores;Grocery confectionery and sundries stores;All other food stores ...), Retail trade components (3 items: Chain;Independent;All stores ...), Adjustments (4 items: Unadjusted;Direct seasonally adjusted;Indirect seasonally adjusted;Seasonally adjusted ...).

Description: This table contains 4 series, with data for years 1972 - 1989 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2000-02-18. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Base year (2 items: 1971 constant dollars;1981 constant dollars ...), Adjustments (2 items: Unadjusted;Seasonally adjusted ...).

Description: This table contains 90 series, with data for years 1972 - 1989 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2000-02-18. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (13 items: Canada;Newfoundland and Labrador;Prince Edward Island;Nova Scotia ...), Type of sales (10 items: Total sales of alcoholic beverages;Total sales of alcoholic beverages to licensees;Total sales by provincial liquor authorities;Total sales of alcoholic beverages to consumers ...), Adjustment (2 items: Unadjusted;Seasonally adjusted ...).

Description: This table contains 9702 series, with data for years 1999 - 2009 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2012-03-28. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (14 items: Canada;Nova Scotia;Prince Edward Island;Newfoundland and Labrador ...), Trade group (21 items: Total; all trade groups;New car dealers;Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers;Furniture stores ...), Financial estimates (11 items: Sales of goods for resale;Total revenue;Opening inventory;Total operating revenue ...), Type of store (3 items: Total all stores;Chain stores;Non-chain stores ...).

Description: This table contains 150 series, with data for years 1991 - 2010 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2010-04-23. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (18 items: Canada;Newfoundland and Labrador;Nova Scotia;Prince Edward Island ...), Trade group (22 items: Total; all trade groups;New car dealers;Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers;Gasoline stations ...), Adjustments (4 items: Unadjusted;Weighted response rate;Coefficient of variation;Seasonally adjusted ...).

Description: This table contains 396 series, with data for years 1991 - 2009 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2010-04-23. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (18 items: Canada;Newfoundland and Labrador;Prince Edward Island;Nova Scotia ...), Trade group (22 items: Total; all trade groups;Gasoline stations;Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers;New car dealers ...).

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This article presents the data sources and methodology for the Wholesale Services Price Index (WSPI). The WSPI measures the monthly and the quarterly changes in the price of wholesale services in Canada. The index is an indicator of economic activity in the wholesales services sector, as well as a tool that can be utilized by the industry for cost monitoring, contract assessment and benchmark comparisons.

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This infographic features alcohol sales in Canada for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. It gives a breakdown of standard alcoholic drinks sold per week, sales by type of beverage, and the share of domestic vs. import sales.

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Using a custom tabulation of data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, this infographic provides a graphical analysis of retail e-commerce vs. in-store sales for selected industries in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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This article contributes to a series studies of COVID-19 impact on Canadian industries, with focus on the Retail Services Price Index (RSPI). The study analyzes the movements of RSPI during 2020 pandemic by subsectors, including clothing stores, grocery stores, and electronic stores, etc. It also compares different responses of retail sectors during 2020 pandemic and during 2008-2009 recession. Based on the in-depth analysis, the article also provides an outlook of the price index trend for the year 2020.

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This article presents an analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the Canadian beef supply chain, from Ranch to Slaughter House, from Wholesale to Retail and from domestic market to Imports/Exports. The study uses various data sources from Statistics Canada and Agriculture and Agri-food Canada (AAFC) with main focus on wholesale services prices. This publication also uses data from the product-based development project for the Wholesale Services Price Index (WSPI) using the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS). This project is part of Statistics Canada's user-centric modernization initiative. The product-based WSPI data are not yet released to the public.

Note: The WSPI represents the change in the price of wholesale services, which is defined as the margin price (or margin). The margin is the difference between the average purchase price and the average selling price of a given product. It is not a wholesale selling price.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

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The COVID-19 pandemic triggered decisions at all levels of government to try and minimize its spread, including shutting down non-essential retail establishments. This led to an abrupt shift in the Canadian retail environment, to which many industries had to adapt. This paper examines the impact of COVID-19 on retail e-commerce as a method of doing business during the first months of the pandemic.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

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This article presents an impact analysis and 2020 outlook for the Wholesale Services Prices Index (WSPI) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The WSPI represents the change in the price of wholesale services, which is defined as the margin price.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

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Statistics Canada's annual retail trade surveys are undergoing changes. Two activities underlie these changes. The re-design of our annual retail trade questionnaires is one. The other is the conversion from the 1980 Standard Industrial Classification (1980 SIC) to the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). These activities will have significant impacts on the output of the annual surveys.

This paper has two goals. The first is to inform retail store data users, industry analysts, trade associations and other stakeholders about these changes. The second is to consult with stakeholders on possible data outputs resulting from the changes.

The paper is organized into five parts. Following the introduction, Part II describes the outputs from the current surveys and compares and contrasts the current outputs with the new. Part III focuses on the introduction of NAICS codes and the changes in coverage for retail trade. In Part IV, the benefits resulting from the above changes are outlined. The final part (Part V) seeks comments or suggestions from data users, retail trade associations and industry specialists on the release of data products as a result of the changes to the surveys.

Description: The purpose of this program is to provide statistical information on the operations of provincial and territorial liquor authorities in Canada.

Description: This survey collects detailed information about retail commodity sales in Canada to produce estimates of the distribution of the sales of various commodities at the national level, for different types of retail outlets in Canada.

Description: This survey provides information on the performance of the wholesale trade sector and when combined with other statistics, represents an important indicator of the Canadian economy.

Description: This survey collects data on monthly retail sales (in dollars and in units) of new motor vehicles sold in Canada.

Description: This survey collected data on sales of merchandise by vending machine operators through automatic vending machines, type of machine, percentage distribution of vending machines and sales, and by location for Canada and the provinces.

Description: This survey provided data on commodities sold and breakdown by method of distribution, i.e. personal selling, direct mail and other methods.

Description: The Monthly Retail Trade Survey collects sales, e-commerce sales, and the number of retail locations by province, territory, and selected Census Metropolitan Areas (CMA) from a sample of retailers.

Description: This monthly survey collects retail sales for all department stores classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 452110 (including concessions such as travel center or restaurant sales). The data collected from this survey is integrated with the data collected from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey (record number 2406) and is released at the same time as the latter.

Description: This survey collects and measures total annual retail sales made by chain and department store organizations through retail outlets.