Statistics Canada says wholesale sales rose 2.1 per cent to $83.4 billion in October, boosted by gains in the miscellaneous goods, building material and supplies, and personal and household goods subsectors.

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The agency says sales were up in six of the seven subsectors it tracks.

Sales for the miscellaneous goods subsector gained 5.5 per cent at $13.0 billion in October, with the bulk of the increase in the agricultural supplies industry.

The building material and supplies subsector rose 3.3 per cent to $12.6 billion in October on higher sales for lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies.

Meanwhile, the personal and household goods subsector rose 2.8 per cent to $11.6 billion. 

Statistics Canada says overall sales in constant dollars rose 0.9 per cent in October.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 16, 2022.