Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
October 2012 | September 2013r | October 2013p | September to October 2013 | October 2012 to October 2013 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 48,837 | 49,810 | 50,530 | 1.4 | 3.5 |
Total, wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars) | 45,230 | 46,200 | 46,759 | 1.2 | 3.4 |
Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts | 40,657 | 41,179 | 42,023 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
Farm product | 562 | 615 | 689 | 12.0 | 22.6 |
Food, beverage and tobacco | 9,621 | 9,689 | 9,732 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
Food | 8,641 | 8,679 | 8,755 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
Beverage | 475 | 508 | 477 | -6.0 | 0.5 |
Cigarette and tobacco product | 505 | 502 | 500 | -0.5 | -0.9 |
Personal and household goods | 6,914 | 7,117 | 7,200 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
Textile, clothing and footwear | 936 | 997 | 971 | -2.6 | 3.7 |
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 705 | 692 | 760 | 9.8 | 7.8 |
Home furnishings | 469 | 478 | 472 | -1.2 | 0.7 |
Personal goods | 711 | 719 | 684 | -4.8 | -3.8 |
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 3,509 | 3,574 | 3,641 | 1.9 | 3.8 |
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 584 | 657 | 672 | 2.3 | 15.0 |
Motor vehicle and parts | 8,180 | 8,630 | 8,507 | -1.4 | 4.0 |
Motor vehicle | 6,095 | 6,493 | 6,321 | -2.6 | 3.7 |
New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 2,037 | 2,084 | 2,130 | 2.2 | 4.6 |
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 48 | 53 | 55 | 3.9 | 13.3 |
Building material and supplies | 6,892 | 7,097 | 7,171 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 2,167 | 2,158 | 2,162 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
Metal service centres | 1,532 | 1,613 | 1,639 | 1.6 | 7.0 |
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 3,192 | 3,326 | 3,370 | 1.3 | 5.6 |
Machinery, equipment and supplies | 10,611 | 10,587 | 11,183 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 1,298 | 1,299 | 1,353 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,652 | 3,604 | 3,916 | 8.6 | 7.2 |
Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 3,227 | 3,300 | 3,519 | 6.6 | 9.1 |
Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 2,433 | 2,383 | 2,395 | 0.5 | -1.6 |
Miscellaneous | 6,058 | 6,074 | 6,049 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
Recyclable material | 632 | 651 | 657 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 863 | 901 | 902 | 0.1 | 4.6 |
Agricultural supplies | 1,516 | 1,594 | 1,595 | 0.1 | 5.2 |
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,196 | 1,125 | 1,120 | -0.4 | -6.3 |
Other miscellaneous | 1,851 | 1,803 | 1,774 | -1.6 | -4.1 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to total as a result of rounding.
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