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Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted

Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  May 2012 April 2013r May 2013p April to May 2013 May 2012 to May 2013
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions 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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