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October 2007
July 2008r
August 2008r
September 2008r
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September to October 2008
October 2007 to October 2008
Seasonally adjusted
$ millions % change
Total, wholesale sales 43,295 46,342 45,612 46,100 45,255 -1.8 4.5
Farm products 441 468 475 471 453 -3.8 2.8
Food, beverages and tobacco products 7,594 7,558 7,781 7,865 8,010 1.8 5.5
Food products
6,924 6,867 7,091 7,162 7,313 2.1 5.6
Alcohol and tobacco
670 691 689 704 697 -1.0 4.0
Personal and household goods 6,518 6,864 6,826 6,836 6,720 -1.7 3.1
Apparel
772 812 824 826 834 1.0 8.1
Household and personal products
2,756 2,824 2,738 2,756 2,661 -3.5 -3.4
Pharmaceuticals
2,990 3,229 3,263 3,253 3,224 -0.9 7.8
Automotive products 7,633 7,925 6,965 7,321 6,923 -5.4 -9.3
Motor vehicles
6,089 6,286 5,418 5,635 5,247 -6.9 -13.8
Motor vehicle parts and accessories
1,544 1,639 1,547 1,686 1,677 -0.5 8.6
Building materials 6,340 6,777 6,617 6,656 6,680 0.4 5.4
Building supplies
3,801 3,952 3,886 3,962 3,957 -0.1 4.1
Metal products
1,431 1,842 1,755 1,734 1,753 1.1 22.5
Lumber and millwork
1,108 982 976 960 970 1.1 -12.4
Machinery and electronic equipment 9,342 10,158 10,233 10,380 10,421 0.4 11.6
Machinery and equipment
4,668 5,256 5,280 5,349 5,375 0.5 15.1
Computer and other electronic equipment
2,634 2,823 2,856 2,906 2,917 0.3 10.7
Office and professional equipment
2,039 2,079 2,097 2,124 2,130 0.3 4.5
Other products 5,426 6,592 6,715 6,572 6,047 -8.0 11.4
Total, excluding automobiles 35,661 38,417 38,647 38,780 38,331 -1.2 7.5
Sales, province and territory
Newfoundland and Labrador
237 265 282 282 284 0.6 19.5
Prince Edward Island
39 39 40 41 44 6.2 12.1
Nova Scotia
573 584 605 618 609 -1.5 6.2
New Brunswick
427 450 465 486 464 -4.5 8.7
Quebec
7,992 8,373 8,692 8,786 8,636 -1.7 8.1
Ontario
21,835 23,471 21,703 22,299 21,718 -2.6 -0.5
Manitoba
1,116 1,129 1,108 1,106 1,060 -4.1 -5.0
Saskatchewan
1,273 1,893 1,954 1,860 1,823 -2.0 43.2
Alberta
5,252 5,703 6,085 5,987 6,077 1.5 15.7
British Columbia
4,467 4,348 4,605 4,556 4,469 -1.9 0.1
Yukon
13 12 12 13 12 -7.1 -2.6
Northwest Territories
58 61 56 59 54 -8.7 -7.1
Nunavut
12 13 6 6 4 -32.4 -64.0
r revised
p preliminary
Note: Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.
