Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
May 2012 | April 2013r | May 2013p | April to May 2013 | May 2012 to May 2013 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 49,921 | 49,231 | 50,339 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
Total, wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars) | 46,461 | 45,651 | 46,737 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
Total (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts and accessories merchant wholesalers | 41,466 | 40,910 | 41,903 | 2.4 | 1.1 |
Farm product | 529 | 515 | 559 | 8.5 | 5.7 |
Food, beverage and tobacco | 9,522 | 9,410 | 9,777 | 3.9 | 2.7 |
Food | 8,523 | 8,424 | 8,778 | 4.2 | 3.0 |
Beverage | 486 | 479 | 489 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
Cigarette and tobacco product | 512 | 508 | 510 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
Personal and household goods | 6,875 | 6,968 | 6,970 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
Textile, clothing and footwear | 901 | 898 | 881 | -1.9 | -2.2 |
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 701 | 691 | 697 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
Home furnishings | 435 | 455 | 440 | -3.2 | 1.1 |
Personal goods | 722 | 701 | 711 | 1.4 | -1.5 |
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 3,458 | 3,542 | 3,555 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 658 | 680 | 685 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
Motor vehicle and parts | 8,455 | 8,321 | 8,436 | 1.4 | -0.2 |
Motor vehicle | 6,418 | 6,310 | 6,369 | 0.9 | -0.8 |
New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 1,992 | 1,963 | 2,019 | 2.9 | 1.3 |
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 45 | 48 | 49 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
Building material and supplies | 6,771 | 6,857 | 6,949 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 2,174 | 2,154 | 2,219 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
Metal service centres | 1,530 | 1,454 | 1,476 | 1.5 | -3.5 |
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 3,067 | 3,249 | 3,254 | 0.2 | 6.1 |
Machinery, equipment and supplies | 10,552 | 10,576 | 10,621 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 1,213 | 1,280 | 1,326 | 3.6 | 9.3 |
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,680 | 3,528 | 3,497 | -0.9 | -5.0 |
Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 3,262 | 3,363 | 3,458 | 2.8 | 6.0 |
Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 2,397 | 2,404 | 2,339 | -2.7 | -2.4 |
Miscellaneous | 7,218 | 6,585 | 7,028 | 6.7 | -2.6 |
Recyclable material | 738 | 615 | 585 | -4.8 | -20.6 |
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 910 | 906 | 874 | -3.5 | -3.9 |
Agricultural supplies | 2,476 | 2,201 | 2,633 | 19.6 | 6.3 |
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,218 | 1,161 | 1,179 | 1.5 | -3.3 |
Other miscellaneous | 1,876 | 1,702 | 1,757 | 3.3 | -6.3 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals because of rounding.
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