Saskatchewan’s manufacturing sales and wholesale trade posted significant year-over-year gains in June, ranking the province third in growth among Canadian provinces, according to new data from Statistics Canada.
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Manufacturing sales rose 27.6 per cent in June 2026 compared to June 2025, reaching a total value of $2.2 billion. The metric tracks the dollar value of goods sold by manufacturers, including shipments, inventories and orders.
Wholesale trade also surged, increasing 18.2 per cent year-over-year to $4.2 billion for the month. These wholesale figures measure goods purchased in bulk for resale to non-final consumers, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, other hydrocarbons, oilseed and grain.
“Saskatchewan is building, selling and delivering,” Trade and Export Development Minister Warren Kaeding said in a statement. “When manufacturing and wholesale trade grow, that activity ripples throughout the provincial economy. It supports jobs, helps businesses expand, strengthens local supply chains and creates new opportunities in communities across Saskatchewan.”
The figures follow recently released Gross Domestic Product data showing Saskatchewan’s real GDP reached a record $85.4 billion in 2025 — a 2.2 per cent increase that outpaced the national average of 1.7 per cent.
Private capital investment in the province also rose 12 per cent last year to $13.6 billion, representing the highest growth rate among all provinces. Provincial officials attribute part of that growth to the government’s investment attraction strategy, Securing the Next Decade of Growth.
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