Inventories and wholesale sales · Canada
Canada Wholesale Sales MoM Prel
The Canada Wholesale Sales MoM Prel measures the stock of unsold goods held by businesses in Canada, or the sales of wholesalers.
- Importance
- Medium
- Released
- Monthly
- Next release
- Currency
- CAD · Canadian dollar
- Central bank
- The Bank of Canada
Latest figures
The latest release for SEP, published on 26 October 2026, came in at 0.5%, up from -1.6% the time before.
Over the last 12 releases it ranged from -1.5% to 2.3%, averaging 0.2%.
| Released | For | Actual | Consensus | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | SEP | 0.5% | – | -1.6% |
| 25 Sep 2026 | AUG | -1.5% | – | 0.3% |
| 25 Aug 2026 | JUL | -0.6% | – | 2.8% |
| 26 Jun 2026 | MAY | -0.7% | – | 0.6% |
| 25 May 2026 | APR | 0.1% | – | 1.9% |
| 24 Apr 2026 | MAR | 1.3% | – | 2% |
| 27 Mar 2026 | FEB | 2.3% | – | -1% |
| 25 Feb 2026 | JAN | -0.6% | – | 2% |
| 27 Jan 2026 | DEC | 2.1% | – | -1.8% |
| 23 Dec 2025 | NOV | 0.1% | – | 0.1% |
| 25 Nov 2025 | OCT | -0.1% | – | 0.6% |
| 27 Oct 2025 | SEP | 0% | – | -1.2% |
Why it matters
Inventory changes feed directly into GDP: building stocks adds to growth, running them down subtracts. A pile-up of unsold goods can foreshadow cuts in production.
How it is calculated
Businesses report the book value of their stocks and sales; the inventory-to-sales ratio shows how many months of sales are on the shelves.
What changes mean
- Rising inventories with falling sales are a warning sign; with rising sales they are healthy restocking.
- Markets react little except where the figure changes GDP estimates.
A short history
Inventory cycles were first described by Joseph Kitchin in the 1920s ("Kitchin cycles" of about 40 months).
Questions
What is the Canada Wholesale Sales MoM Prel?
The Canada Wholesale Sales MoM Prel measures the stock of unsold goods held by businesses in Canada, or the sales of wholesalers.
What was the latest Canada Wholesale Sales MoM Prel?
0.5% for SEP, published on 26 October 2026.
When is the next Canada Wholesale Sales MoM Prel?
On Friday 20 November 2026 at 13:30 UTC.
Educational content only, not investment advice. Figures are the published results as recorded by our calendar; market reactions described are typical, not guaranteed.