Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted  

Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  September
2015
August
2016r
September
2016p
August to September 2016 September 2015 to September 2016
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 54,527 56,729 56,029 -1.2 2.8
Total, wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars) 48,727 50,722 49,985 -1.5 2.6
Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts 44,731 45,696 44,918 -1.7 0.4
Farm product 714 639 608 -4.8 -14.8
Food, beverage and tobacco 10,607 10,908 10,786 -1.1 1.7
Food 9,604 9,858 9,733 -1.3 1.3
Beverage 526 525 532 1.2 1.0
Cigarette and tobacco product 477 524 521 -0.6 9.3
Personal and household goods 7,693 8,174 8,236 0.8 7.1
Textile, clothing and footwear 958 996 979 -1.7 2.1
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 798 827 846 2.4 6.0
Home furnishings 535 563 563 -0.0 5.2
Personal goods 775 754 736 -2.4 -5.0
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 3,944 4,340 4,371 0.7 10.8
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 682 694 741 6.8 8.7
Motor vehicle and parts 9,795 11,033 11,111 0.7 13.4
Motor vehicle 7,280 8,700 8,893 2.2 22.2
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 2,465 2,286 2,175 -4.9 -11.8
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 50 47 43 -8.3 -14.5
Building material and supplies 7,497 7,389 7,377 -0.2 -1.6
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 2,354 2,336 2,405 3.0 2.2
Metal service centres 1,373 1,262 1,254 -0.6 -8.7
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 3,770 3,791 3,719 -1.9 -1.4
Machinery, equipment and supplies 11,079 11,357 10,906 -4.0 -1.6
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 1,340 1,503 1,393 -7.4 4.0
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 3,490 3,371 3,415 1.3 -2.1
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 3,724 3,832 3,655 -4.6 -1.9
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 2,525 2,650 2,443 -7.8 -3.3
Miscellaneous 7,142 7,229 7,005 -3.1 -1.9
Recyclable material 636 630 616 -2.2 -3.3
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 995 995 990 -0.6 -0.5
Agricultural supplies 2,290 2,266 2,084 -8.0 -9.0
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,301 1,288 1,295 0.5 -0.4
Other miscellaneous 1,920 2,049 2,019 -1.5 5.2
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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