Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales up 1.0 per cent in August

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale trade rose 1.0 per cent to $65.1 billion in September, boosted by gains in the machinery, equipment and supplies subsector. The move higher reversed a drop of 1.2 per cent in August. Economists on average had expected an increase of 0.3 per cent, according to financial markets data firm Refinitiv. […]