ottawacanadian wholesale trade slipped in december led by declines in machinery equipment and supplies wholesale sales fell 08 on a seasonally adjusted basis for the month to 8217 billion canadian dollars the equivalent of us6161 billion statistics canada said wednesday the figure was less than the data agencys advance estimate of a fall of 18 for the month and followed a revised 07 decrease in wholesale transactions recorded for november in volume or priceadjusted terms wholesale sales declined 12 in december the data agency said on a oneyear basis nominal wholesale sales were yup 52 while transactions on a volume basis were down 25 wholesalersthe largest component of canadas services sectorconnect farmers or manufacturers that produce goods with companies and public institutions that use them they also import goods from other countries and redistribute them within canada five of the seven wholesale sectors tracked by statistics canada posted a fall in sales in december sales in the machinery equipment and supplies sector were down 31 for the month the value of wholesale inventories edged up 05 for the month to c12663 billion after dropping in november the first decrease since january 2022