# Canadian wholesale commodity sales reached C$1.4 trillion in 2024

> Statistics Canada’s new annual table highlights petroleum products and agricultural commodities.

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- Published: 2026-10-11T15:19:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-12T06:24:10+03:00
- Event / data period: 2024
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Statistics Canada’s 2024 data, released October 9, put Canadian wholesalers’ commodity sales at C$1.4 trillion, excluding commissions. The total was down 0.3% from 2023, while sales rose in 34 of the 66 commodity subclasses tracked.

Petroleum and petroleum products remained the largest subclass, accounting for 26.1% of sales. Their sales rose C$1.7 billion to C$372.6 billion, while oilseeds and grains recorded one of the largest declines, down C$5.8 billion.

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Statistics Canada’s new annual table highlights petroleum products and agricultural commodities.

Methodology: Values retain the period and scope stated by the source; no additional conversion or estimate is introduced.

| label | value | unit | period | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale sales excluding commissions | 1.4 | trillion CAD | 2024 | observed |
| Wholesale sales change, annual | -0.3 | percent | 2024 | observed |
| Petroleum and petroleum-product wholesale sales | 372.6 | billion CAD | 2024 | observed |
| Petroleum and petroleum products share of wholesale sales | 26.1 | percent | 2024 | observed |

Sources: <https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/261009/dq261009b-eng.htm> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/canada-wholesale-commodity-sales-2024/data/source-reported-data?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/canada-wholesale-commodity-sales-2024/data/source-reported-data?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Statistics Canada](<https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/261009/dq261009b-eng.htm>) (Source checked: 2026-10-11; Published: 2026-10-09)

## Correction history

- 2026-10-12T06:24:10+03:00: Wording in this article's language editions was corrected to retain the article's full information and scope.

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