Following a lackluster start to the year, wholesaling activity in Canada picked up in February with higher sales of food and personal and household products accounting for much of the increase.
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Wholesale sales rose by  ; 0.8% to  ; $43.0  ; billion in February, reversing all of the  ; 0.7% decline posted in January. The most significant increase came in the personal and household goods sector (+4.0%), which resumed its upward momentum after a significant drop in January. The food, beverages and tobacco products sector also had a solid month (+2.4%), as did the automotive products (+1.9%) sector.
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These gains were partially offset by declines in the building materials (-2.2%) and other products” (-1.5%) sectors.
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Wholesalers in …
Canadian Wholesale Revenues Pick Up in February
Following a lackluster start to the year, wholesaling activity in Canada picked up in February with higher sales of food and personal and household products accounting for much of the increase.
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Wholesale sales rose by  ; 0.8% to  ; $43.0  ; billion in February, reversing all of the  ; 0.7% decline posted in January. The most significant increase came in the personal and household goods sector (+4.0%), which resumed its upward momentum after a significant drop in January. The food, beverages and tobacco products sector also had a solid month (+2.4%), as did the automotive products (+1.9%) sector.
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These gains were partially offset by declines in the building materials (-2.2%) and other products” (-1.5%) sectors.
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