Goods purchased at the wholesale level in this country ran their win streak to five straight upward months in the month before last.
Figures released Monday morning by Statistics Canada showed wholesale sales gained 0.8% to $56.8 billion in August, boosted by the miscellaneous and machinery, equipment and supplies sub-sectors.
Economists polled by Thomson Reuters had expected a gain of 0.6%.
Wholesale sales in volume terms were up 0.8%
The agency said five of the seven sub-sectors posted gains.
The miscellaneous sub-sector recorded the largest increase in dollar terms as it increased 3.9% to $7.2 billion, boosted by sales in the agricultural supplies industry.
The nation's number-crunchers also said wholesalers in the machinery, equipment and supplies sub-sector grew by 1.3% at $11.4 billion, the highest level since last January.
