Covid-19 Impact on the Wholesale Industry: Sales and Prices

This webinar will provide you with a comprehensive overview of the measure of the impact of COVID-19 on the activities of wholesalers in Canada. Background information to better appreciate the value of wholesale trade in Canada will precede this overview.

This webinar will also provide you with an overview of the price response of wholesalers during past economic recessions, as indicated by the Wholesale Services Price Index (WSPI), and the current outlook for 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The projected estimates will provide some insight on the wholesale margin movements and should be used with caution. Official estimates will be released in the future.