Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| August 2012 | July 2013r | August 2013p | July to August 2013 | August 2012 to August 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 49,194 | 49,573 | 49,811 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Total, wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars) | 45,621 | 46,210 | 46,331 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Total (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle parts and accessories merchant wholesalers | 40,760 | 41,297 | 41,271 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| Farm product | 551 | 551 | 556 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 9,583 | 9,715 | 9,837 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| Food | 8,595 | 8,734 | 8,842 | 1.2 | 2.9 |
| Beverage | 477 | 488 | 491 | 0.6 | 2.9 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 511 | 493 | 503 | 2.1 | -1.5 |
| Personal and household goods | 6,946 | 6,988 | 7,115 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 949 | 929 | 958 | 3.2 | 1.0 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 675 | 678 | 645 | -4.8 | -4.4 |
| Home furnishings | 469 | 465 | 471 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Personal goods | 732 | 687 | 698 | 1.5 | -4.7 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 3,486 | 3,552 | 3,623 | 2.0 | 3.9 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 635 | 677 | 719 | 6.2 | 13.2 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 8,434 | 8,276 | 8,540 | 3.2 | 1.3 |
| Motor vehicle | 6,405 | 6,224 | 6,505 | 4.5 | 1.6 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 1,983 | 1,996 | 1,982 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 46 | 56 | 54 | -4.3 | 17.5 |
| Building material and supplies | 6,832 | 7,050 | 7,058 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 2,151 | 2,172 | 2,160 | -0.6 | 0.4 |
| Metal service centres | 1,535 | 1,587 | 1,621 | 2.1 | 5.6 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 3,146 | 3,291 | 3,277 | -0.4 | 4.2 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 10,658 | 10,602 | 10,571 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 1,252 | 1,367 | 1,256 | -8.1 | 0.3 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,716 | 3,531 | 3,641 | 3.1 | -2.0 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 3,171 | 3,280 | 3,205 | -2.3 | 1.1 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 2,519 | 2,425 | 2,469 | 1.8 | -2.0 |
| Miscellaneous | 6,191 | 6,391 | 6,134 | -4.0 | -0.9 |
| Recyclable material | 667 | 649 | 650 | 0.1 | -2.6 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 869 | 897 | 893 | -0.5 | 2.7 |
| Agricultural supplies | 1,568 | 1,790 | 1,559 | -12.9 | -0.6 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,172 | 1,156 | 1,140 | -1.3 | -2.7 |
| Other miscellaneous | 1,914 | 1,899 | 1,892 | -0.4 | -1.2 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to total as a result of rounding.
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