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Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted

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