Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted

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Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  August 2011 July 2012r August 2012p July to August 2012 August 2011 to August 2012
  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.