Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
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August 2011 | July 2012r | August 2012p | July to August 2012 | August 2011 to August 2012 | |
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millions of dollars | % change | ||||
Total, wholesale sales | 47,585 | 49,439 | 49,665 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
Total, excluding motor vehicle and parts wholesalers | 40,137 | 40,951 | 41,234 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
Farm product | 589 | 564 | 573 | 1.5 | -2.8 |
Food, beverage and tobacco | 9,171 | 9,324 | 9,537 | 2.3 | 4.0 |
Food | 8,199 | 8,291 | 8,518 | 2.7 | 3.9 |
Beverage | 459 | 508 | 501 | -1.3 | 9.1 |
Cigarette and tobacco product | 513 | 525 | 517 | -1.5 | 0.9 |
Personal and household goods | 7,146 | 7,024 | 6,987 | -0.5 | -2.2 |
Textile, clothing and footwear | 947 | 960 | 962 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 743 | 713 | 685 | -3.9 | -7.7 |
Home furnishings | 411 | 450 | 468 | 3.9 | 13.8 |
Personal goods | 785 | 744 | 737 | -0.8 | -6.1 |
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 3,570 | 3,470 | 3,494 | 0.7 | -2.1 |
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 689 | 687 | 640 | -6.8 | -7.1 |
Motor vehicle and parts | 7,447 | 8,488 | 8,431 | -0.7 | 13.2 |
Motor vehicle | 5,608 | 6,456 | 6,421 | -0.6 | 14.5 |
New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 1,791 | 1,981 | 1,962 | -1.0 | 9.5 |
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 47 | 50 | 49 | -2.4 | 4.1 |
Building material and supplies | 6,421 | 6,792 | 6,861 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 2,119 | 2,108 | 2,142 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
Metal service centres | 1,347 | 1,554 | 1,569 | 1.0 | 16.5 |
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 2,954 | 3,130 | 3,149 | 0.6 | 6.6 |
Machinery, equipment and supplies | 10,173 | 10,803 | 10,956 | 1.4 | 7.7 |
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 1,421 | 1,192 | 1,243 | 4.3 | -12.5 |
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,491 | 3,720 | 3,770 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 2,874 | 3,344 | 3,352 | 0.3 | 16.6 |
Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 2,386 | 2,549 | 2,591 | 1.6 | 8.6 |
Miscellaneous | 6,638 | 6,443 | 6,321 | -1.9 | -4.8 |
Recyclable material | 889 | 658 | 669 | 1.8 | -24.7 |
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 929 | 886 | 870 | -1.8 | -6.4 |
Agricultural supplies | 1,463 | 1,736 | 1,686 | -2.8 | 15.3 |
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,150 | 1,224 | 1,165 | -4.8 | 1.4 |
Other miscellaneous | 2,207 | 1,941 | 1,930 | -0.5 | -12.6 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add to totals because of rounding.
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