Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
February 2012 | January 2013r | February 2013p | January to February 2013 | February 2012 to February 2013 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 48,401 | 48,795 | 48,804 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Total, wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars) | 45,250 | 45,227 | 45,212 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Total (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts and accessories merchant wholesalers | 40,425 | 40,804 | 40,577 | -0.6 | 0.4 |
Farm product | 616 | 583 | 569 | -2.3 | -7.5 |
Food, beverage and tobacco | 9,305 | 9,590 | 9,577 | -0.1 | 2.9 |
Food | 8,319 | 8,585 | 8,561 | -0.3 | 2.9 |
Beverage | 479 | 495 | 506 | 2.3 | 5.7 |
Cigarette and tobacco product | 507 | 510 | 510 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Personal and household goods | 7,117 | 6,941 | 6,835 | -1.5 | -4.0 |
Textile, clothing and footwear | 915 | 935 | 905 | -3.2 | -1.1 |
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 791 | 691 | 675 | -2.4 | -14.7 |
Home furnishings | 441 | 428 | 437 | 2.2 | -0.8 |
Personal goods | 736 | 674 | 701 | 4.1 | -4.8 |
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 3,565 | 3,525 | 3,484 | -1.2 | -2.3 |
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 669 | 688 | 633 | -8.0 | -5.3 |
Motor vehicle and parts | 7,976 | 7,991 | 8,228 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
Motor vehicle | 5,973 | 5,925 | 6,123 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 1,960 | 2,017 | 2,054 | 1.9 | 4.8 |
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 43 | 50 | 50 | 1.6 | 16.0 |
Building material and supplies | 6,653 | 6,938 | 6,935 | -0.1 | 4.2 |
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 2,180 | 2,155 | 2,152 | -0.2 | -1.3 |
Metal service centres | 1,506 | 1,563 | 1,521 | -2.7 | 1.0 |
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 2,967 | 3,220 | 3,261 | 1.3 | 9.9 |
Machinery, equipment and supplies | 10,347 | 10,658 | 10,437 | -2.1 | 0.9 |
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 1,177 | 1,330 | 1,360 | 2.2 | 15.5 |
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,742 | 3,573 | 3,565 | -0.2 | -4.7 |
Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 3,102 | 3,381 | 3,104 | -8.2 | 0.1 |
Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 2,326 | 2,374 | 2,407 | 1.4 | 3.5 |
Miscellaneous | 6,387 | 6,094 | 6,224 | 2.1 | -2.6 |
Recyclable material | 813 | 593 | 599 | 0.9 | -26.4 |
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 950 | 873 | 874 | 0.1 | -8.0 |
Agricultural supplies | 1,545 | 1,622 | 1,658 | 2.2 | 7.4 |
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,233 | 1,161 | 1,174 | 1.1 | -4.8 |
Other miscellaneous | 1,847 | 1,845 | 1,919 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals because of rounding.
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