Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted

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Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  December 2011 November 2012r December 2012p November to December 2012 December 2011 to December 2012
  millions of dollars % change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 48,264 49,505 49,048 -0.9 1.6
Total, wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars) 45,295 45,760 45,335 -0.9 0.1
Total (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts wholesalers 40,563 41,143 40,713 -1.0 0.4
Farm product 612 594 609 2.6 -0.4
Food, beverage and tobacco 9,338 9,426 9,423 0.0 0.9
Food 8,360 8,456 8,457 0.0 1.2
Beverage 468 468 472 0.8 0.9
Cigarette and tobacco product 511 502 494 -1.5 -3.2
Personal and household goods 7,051 6,959 6,910 -0.7 -2.0
Textile, clothing and footwear 934 925 922 -0.4 -1.3
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 769 733 709 -3.2 -7.8
Home furnishings 456 456 443 -3.0 -2.8
Personal goods 690 692 710 2.6 3.0
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 3,535 3,503 3,504 0.0 -0.9
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 668 649 621 -4.3 -7.0
Motor vehicle and parts 7,701 8,362 8,336 -0.3 8.2
Motor vehicle 5,660 6,270 6,260 -0.2 10.6
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 1,995 2,038 2,027 -0.5 1.6
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 47 54 49 -9.5 5.4
Building material and supplies 6,585 6,923 7,022 1.4 6.6
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 2,070 2,111 2,123 0.6 2.6
Metal service centres 1,499 1,601 1,640 2.4 9.4
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 3,016 3,211 3,259 1.5 8.1
Machinery, equipment and supplies 10,423 11,012 10,557 -4.1 1.3
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 1,166 1,286 1,266 -1.6 8.6
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 3,788 3,664 3,622 -1.2 -4.4
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 3,080 3,539 3,234 -8.6 5.0
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 2,389 2,523 2,435 -3.5 1.9
Miscellaneous 6,553 6,229 6,191 -0.6 -5.5
Recyclable material 882 674 667 -1.0 -24.4
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 927 873 870 -0.3 -6.1
Agricultural supplies 1,601 1,551 1,624 4.8 1.5
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,214 1,211 1,159 -4.2 -4.5
Other miscellaneous 1,929 1,921 1,870 -2.7 -3.0
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s): 
Figures may not add up to totals because of rounding.