About the Metal Wholesaling in Nova Scotia Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Metal Wholesaling in Nova Scotia Market Research Report
Definition of the Metal Wholesaling in Nova Scotia?
Metal wholesalers in Canada distribute primary metals and metal products to end markets. Most products distributed are ferrous, although the industry also distributes aluminum and other nonferrous metals. Wholesalers may also perform functions such as sawing and cleaning on a custom basis and as part of the distribution service. The distribution of precious metals such as gold, silver and platinum is excluded from this industry’s operations.
What’s included in the Metal Wholesaling in Nova Scotia?
The Metal Wholesaling in Nova Scotia includes wholesaling steel products, wholesaling stainless steel and alloys, wholesaling aluminum and aluminum products, wholesaling other nonferrous metals and products and shaping and processing metals to customer specifications. Related terms covered in the Metal Wholesaling in Nova Scotia industry report includes a metal that does not contain iron, punching a hole in sheet metal for the purpose of using the removed piece, using strong acids to remove surface impurities such as rust or scale from metals and vehicles that move on a railway.
Industry Performance of the Metal Wholesaling industry in Nova Scotia
Benchmark the Metal Wholesaling in Nova Scotia industry performance with all NS Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.
Metal Wholesaling in Nova Scotia
#8 in Highest Revenue 0.8% of province's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Metal Wholesaling in Canada
Revenue (2024)
Annual Growth (2019-24)
Annual Growth (2024-29)
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Key Drivers of the Metal Wholesaling industry in Nova Scotia
See how key industry drivers, such as gross domestic product, per capita disposable income, value of nonresidential construction, world price of steel and industrial capacity utilization are impacting Metal Wholesaling in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Economic Indicators
Gross Domestic Product
Per Capita Disposable Income
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Canada Key External Drivers
Value of nonresidential construction
World price of steel
Industrial capacity utilization
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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Metal Wholesaling industry in Nova Scotia
Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Metal Wholesaling in Nova Scotia, such as Halifax. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.
Key Statistics of the Metal Wholesaling industry in Nova Scotia
Download 18 years of historical data and 5 years of projected performance.
