Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted  

Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  June
2014
May
2015r
June
2015p
May to June 2015 June 2014 to June 2015
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 53,380 54,638 55,324 1.3 3.6
Total, wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars) 49,154 49,328 49,887 1.1 1.5
Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts 44,120 44,741 45,130 0.9 2.3
Farm product 696 724 705 -2.6 1.3
Food, beverage and tobacco 10,422 10,674 10,802 1.2 3.6
Food 9,396 9,627 9,790 1.7 4.2
Beverage 492 525 517 -1.5 5.1
Cigarette and tobacco product 534 522 495 -5.1 -7.3
Personal and household goods 7,309 7,612 7,777 2.2 6.4
Textile, clothing and footwear 917 987 986 -0.1 7.5
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 759 771 763 -1.1 0.4
Home furnishings 492 522 520 -0.5 5.7
Personal goods 720 749 747 -0.3 3.8
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 3,735 3,927 4,077 3.8 9.1
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 686 656 686 4.6 -0.1
Motor vehicle and parts 9,260 9,897 10,195 3.0 10.1
Motor vehicle 6,864 7,342 7,592 3.4 10.6
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 2,341 2,503 2,552 1.9 9.0
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 55 52 51 -1.9 -7.7
Building material and supplies 7,738 7,582 7,671 1.2 -0.9
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 2,345 2,379 2,442 2.6 4.2
Metal service centres 1,721 1,508 1,514 0.4 -12.0
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 3,672 3,695 3,714 0.5 1.1
Machinery, equipment and supplies 11,077 11,049 11,196 1.3 1.1
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 1,287 1,232 1,307 6.1 1.5
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 3,828 3,807 3,820 0.3 -0.2
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 3,420 3,519 3,644 3.6 6.6
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 2,541 2,491 2,424 -2.7 -4.6
Miscellaneous 6,877 7,101 6,979 -1.7 1.5
Recyclable material 804 702 723 3.1 -10.0
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 948 1,015 1,058 4.2 11.6
Agricultural supplies 1,981 2,109 1,993 -5.5 0.6
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,201 1,254 1,242 -0.9 3.5
Other miscellaneous 1,944 2,021 1,962 -2.9 0.9
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 081-0011 and 081-0015.
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