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  • Table: 20-10-0001-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Number of units and total sales of new motor vehicles by vehicle type and origin of manufacture, monthly.
    Release date: 2024-11-15

  • Table: 20-10-0003-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Wholesale sales, price and volume, for Canada, includes all members under North American Industry Classification System. Data are seasonally adjusted, available on a monthly basis in dollars x 1,000,000.

    Release date: 2024-11-15

  • Table: 20-10-0003-02
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Wholesale sales, price and volume for motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers. Data are seasonally adjusted, available for Canada on a monthly basis in dollars x 1,000,000.

    Release date: 2024-11-15

  • Table: 20-10-0074-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Wholesale trade sales, available for all members under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and adjustments dimensions, available monthly, for Canada, provinces and territories, in dollars X 1,000.

    Release date: 2024-11-15

  • Table: 20-10-0074-02
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Wholesale trade sales for motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers. Seasonally adjusted and unadjusted data are available on a monthly basis for Canada, provinces and territories, in dollars X 1,000.

    Release date: 2024-11-15

  • Table: 20-10-0076-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Wholesale trade inventories, available for all members under adjustments and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) dimensions, available on a monthly basis, for Canada, in dollars x 1,000.

    Release date: 2024-11-15

  • Table: 20-10-0076-02
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Wholesale trade inventories for motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers. Seasonally adjusted and unadjusted data are available on a monthly basis for Canada, in dollars x 1,000.

    Release date: 2024-11-15

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X20243203647
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-11-15

  • Table: 20-10-0080-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Retail sales, by commodities classified under the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2022, monthly, Canada.
    Release date: 2024-11-07

  • Table: 18-10-0245-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Monthly average retail prices for selected products, for Canada and provinces. Prices are presented for the current month and the previous four months. Prices are based on transaction data from Canadian retailers, and are presented in Canadian current dollars.
    Release date: 2024-11-06
Data (146)

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  • Table: 20-10-0001-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Number of units and total sales of new motor vehicles by vehicle type and origin of manufacture, monthly.
    Release date: 2024-11-15

  • Table: 20-10-0003-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Wholesale sales, price and volume, for Canada, includes all members under North American Industry Classification System. Data are seasonally adjusted, available on a monthly basis in dollars x 1,000,000.

    Release date: 2024-11-15

  • Table: 20-10-0003-02
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Wholesale sales, price and volume for motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers. Data are seasonally adjusted, available for Canada on a monthly basis in dollars x 1,000,000.

    Release date: 2024-11-15

  • Table: 20-10-0074-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Wholesale trade sales, available for all members under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and adjustments dimensions, available monthly, for Canada, provinces and territories, in dollars X 1,000.

    Release date: 2024-11-15

  • Table: 20-10-0074-02
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Wholesale trade sales for motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers. Seasonally adjusted and unadjusted data are available on a monthly basis for Canada, provinces and territories, in dollars X 1,000.

    Release date: 2024-11-15

  • Table: 20-10-0076-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Wholesale trade inventories, available for all members under adjustments and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) dimensions, available on a monthly basis, for Canada, in dollars x 1,000.

    Release date: 2024-11-15

  • Table: 20-10-0076-02
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Wholesale trade inventories for motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers. Seasonally adjusted and unadjusted data are available on a monthly basis for Canada, in dollars x 1,000.

    Release date: 2024-11-15

  • Table: 20-10-0080-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Retail sales, by commodities classified under the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2022, monthly, Canada.
    Release date: 2024-11-07

  • Table: 18-10-0245-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Monthly average retail prices for selected products, for Canada and provinces. Prices are presented for the current month and the previous four months. Prices are based on transaction data from Canadian retailers, and are presented in Canadian current dollars.
    Release date: 2024-11-06

  • Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024005
    Description: This interactive dashboard provides access to current and historical average price data for selected food products in a dynamic and customizable format. The price data is available for Canada and the provinces. Prices are based on transaction data from Canadian retailers, and are presented in Canadian current dollars.

    This web-based application is updated monthly, as soon as the data for the latest reference month is released in The Daily.
    Release date: 2024-11-06
Analysis (79)

Analysis (79) (10 to 20 of 79 results)

  • Articles and reports: 62F0014M2021013
    Description:

    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.

    Release date: 2021-06-30

  • Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021034
    Description:

    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.

    Release date: 2021-04-21

  • Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020088
    Description:

    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.

    Release date: 2021-02-05

  • Articles and reports: 45-28-0001202000100092
    Description:

    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.

    Release date: 2020-12-21

  • Articles and reports: 45-28-0001202000100086
    Description:

    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.

    Release date: 2020-11-17

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X202032227223
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2020-11-17

  • Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202000100064
    Description:

    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.

    Release date: 2020-07-24

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X202020624983
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2020-07-24

  • Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202000100034
    Description:

    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.

    Release date: 2020-06-18

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X202017024463
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2020-06-18
Reference (19)

Reference (19) (10 to 20 of 19 results)

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2422
    Description: The survey is designed to provide annual estimates of retail sales, inventories, purchases, employees earnings and location data. This is a survey of Canadian retail business firms with sales and receipts over certain thresholds. The sales data are provided by kind of business and by province and territory.

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2433
    Description: The Annual Wholesale and Retail Trade Survey (AWRTS) collects data from a sample of wholesalers and independent retailers on their operating revenues and expenditures by trade group at national and provincial or territorial levels. This information is required by all levels of government to develop national and regional economic programs and policies and is used by businesses, trade associations and others to assist in decision making, marketing efforts and to assess business conditions. Data on retail chain and department store organizations are collected from the Annual Retail Chain and Department Store Survey (survey #2447). Data on non-store retail activity on an annual basis are collected from the Survey of Automotive Vending Machine Operators (survey #2404, last conducted for the 1996 reference year) and from Survey of Direct Selling in Canada (survey #2405, last conducted for the 1997 reference year).

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2445
    Description: This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2446
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to collect the financial and operating/production data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2447
    Description: This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2448
    Description: This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5027
    Description: The Monthly Survey of Large Retailers (LMR) provides a breakdown of national retail sales on the basis of commodities for a panel of about 70 large retail enterprises. Unadjusted sales data for more than 140 commodities are available on a monthly basis.

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5061
    Description: Note: As of the 2008 reference year, these data are collected through the Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (record #2445). The wholesale trade sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling merchandise and providing related logistics, marketing and support services. The wholesale process is generally an intermediate step in the distribution of merchandise; many wholesalers are therefore organized to sell merchandise in large quantities to retailers, and business and institutional clients. However, some wholesalers, in particular those that supply non-consumer capital goods, sell merchandise in single units to final users. In recent years, there has been a growing need for better inter-provincial/territorial detail and more commodity-specific information, largely due to free trade, increased international marketing and increased global competition. There are a variety of organizations, sector associations and levels of government who make use of the information provided. Wholesalers can use survey results to compare their financial performance against the average for similar types of businesses as well as for marketing purposes, to help determine market share and help to examine trends in sources and destination of goods. Wholesale associations are better able to monitor industry growth and promote their wholesale industries. Investors may be better able to monitor industry performance, which could result in better access to investment capital by wholesalers. Governments will be better able to understand the role of wholesalers in the economy, which will aid in the development of labour force policies and tax incentives. The data is an important input to the provincial trade flows and the generation of balanced provincial input-output tables and the articulation of provincial Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5205
    Description: The objective of the survey is to collect information on the Ontario First Nations point-of-sale exemption.

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