{
  "id": 7556422,
  "title": "Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales rose in July",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/statistics-canada-reports-wholesale-sales-rose-in-july-7556422",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T12:55:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/15/statistics-canada-reports-wholesale-sales-rose-in-july/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The latest report from Statistics Canada reveals that wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons as well as oilseed and grain, increased by 0.3 per cent to $93.1 billion in July. This growth was observed in three out of the seven subsectors being monitored. The building material and supplies subsector saw a significant rise of 3.5 per cent, reaching $13.8 billion. Meanwhile, the food, beverage, and tobacco subsector experienced a 1.7 per cent increase, totaling $16.7 billion. However, the miscellaneous subsector contracted by 2.9 per cent, amounting to $12.3 billion, as sales in the mineral, ore, and precious metal industry group fell by a staggering 31.4 per cent to $899.6 million. In terms of volume, wholesale sales declined by 0.6 per cent in July. It's worth noting that Statistics Canada has recently started incorporating oilseed and grain, as well as petroleum and petroleum products, into its wholesale trade analysis. However, this data is not yet included in the monthly report until sufficient historical data becomes available for comparison.",
  "summary": "OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, rose 0.3 per cent to $93.1 billion in July.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales rose in July",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/statistics-canada-reports-wholesale-sales-rose-in-july",
        "published": "2026-09-15T12:55:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "WSJ Economy",
        "title": "Canada Wholesale Sales Rose in July",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/canada-wholesale-sales-rose-in-july",
        "published": "2026-09-15T13:13:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}