Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted  

Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  July
2014
June
2015r
July
2015p
June to July 2015 July 2014 to July 2015
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 53,207 55,410 55,422 0.0 4.2
Total, wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars) 48,656 49,673 49,477 -0.4 1.7
Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts 43,520 45,165 45,151 -0.0 3.7
Farm product 718 689 650 -5.6 -9.5
Food, beverage and tobacco 10,188 10,792 10,737 -0.5 5.4
Food 9,176 9,786 9,714 -0.7 5.9
Beverage 491 519 524 0.9 6.7
Cigarette and tobacco product 522 486 499 2.6 -4.4
Personal and household goods 7,316 7,835 7,827 -0.1 7.0
Textile, clothing and footwear 907 989 990 0.0 9.1
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 759 793 834 5.2 9.9
Home furnishings 501 521 531 1.9 6.0
Personal goods 702 761 773 1.6 10.1
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 3,784 4,085 4,030 -1.3 6.5
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 663 685 669 -2.4 1.0
Motor vehicle and parts 9,688 10,246 10,271 0.2 6.0
Motor vehicle 7,298 7,655 7,694 0.5 5.4
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 2,334 2,540 2,527 -0.5 8.3
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 56 51 51 -0.6 -9.4
Building material and supplies 7,640 7,679 7,640 -0.5 -0.0
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 2,365 2,440 2,383 -2.3 0.8
Metal service centres 1,728 1,525 1,561 2.3 -9.7
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 3,548 3,714 3,697 -0.5 4.2
Machinery, equipment and supplies 10,999 11,183 11,292 1.0 2.7
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 1,255 1,288 1,279 -0.8 1.9
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 3,808 3,779 3,666 -3.0 -3.7
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 3,450 3,679 3,846 4.6 11.5
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 2,485 2,436 2,501 2.6 0.6
Miscellaneous 6,659 6,988 7,005 0.3 5.2
Recyclable material 836 723 702 -2.9 -16.0
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 899 1,063 1,014 -4.6 12.8
Agricultural supplies 1,826 1,990 1,952 -1.9 6.9
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,212 1,242 1,323 6.5 9.2
Other miscellaneous 1,886 1,971 2,015 2.2 6.8
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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