Source: The Canadian Press

Wholesale sales edged down 0.1% in July to $43.9 billion dollars after a 0.3% decline in June.

Excluding the motor vehicle and parts subsector, wholesale sales rose 0.6%.

In volume terms, wholesale sales were down 0.3% in July.

Statistics Canada reports the largest decrease in dollar terms came in the motor vehicle and parts subsector, which fell 3.2%.

All three component industries that comprise the subsector posted declines.

The largest sales increase was reported in the food, beverages and tobacco products subsector, which was up 2.3% on the strength of gains in the food-product industry.

Sales in the machinery, equipment and supplies subsector rose 1% to $9.1 billion in July.

Quebec, down 0.9%, registered the largest sales decrease in dollar terms while Ontario edged down 0.2%.

The largest sales increase in percentage terms occurred in Saskatchewan, up 4.2%.