Retail and wholesale

Complete list of surveys and statistical programs

The retail industry is primarily engaged in selling consumer goods and related services to the general public. Retailers come in all shapes and sizes, from large chain stores and car dealerships to small independent stores as well as catalogue and Internet retailers.

Wholesale traders are essentially involved in the middle of the trading process, linking manufacturers to the marketplace. Statistics Canada provides statistical and analytical information on retail and wholesale sales by type (such as establishment and product) as well as providing financial information such as operating profits and expenses, profit margins, and cost of goods sold.

13 active survey(s) and statistical program(s)

• Canadian Defence, Aerospace, Marine and Cybersecurity Industries Survey
• Control and Sale of Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis
• Licensed Cannabis Producers Survey
• New Motor Vehicle Registration Survey
• New Motor Vehicle Sales Survey, Monthly
• Retail Commodity Survey
• Retail Services Price Index
• Retail Trade Survey, Annual
• Retail Trade Survey (Department Store Organizations), Monthly
• Retail Trade Survey (Monthly)
• Wholesale Services Price Index
• Wholesale Trade Survey, Annual
• Wholesale Trade Survey, Monthly

9 inactive survey(s) and statistical program(s) no longer conducted

• Direct Selling in Canada
• Large Retailers, Monthly Survey of
• Retail and Wholesale Trade Survey, Annual
• Retail Chains and Department Stores
• Retail Non-Store Survey, Annual
• Retail Store Survey (Annual)
• Retail Trade Survey (Annual)
• Vending Machine Operators
• Wholesale Trade Commodity Survey by Origin and Destination

Total number of records: 22