Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted  

Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  September
2016
August
2017r
September
2017p
August to September 2017 September 2016 to September 2017
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 56,390 62,717 61,990 -1.2 9.9
Total, wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars) 50,432 55,447 54,864 -1.1 8.8
Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts 45,656 50,862 49,971 -1.8 9.5
Farm product 633 806 790 -1.9 24.8
Food, beverage and tobacco 11,220 11,981 11,720 -2.2 4.5
Food 10,126 10,809 10,570 -2.2 4.4
Beverage 574 629 611 -3.0 6.4
Cigarette and tobacco product 520 543 539 -0.7 3.8
Personal and household goods 8,120 9,043 8,605 -4.8 6.0
Textile, clothing and footwear 1,053 1,495 1,171 -21.7 11.2
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 782 817 815 -0.2 4.2
Home furnishings 554 588 573 -2.6 3.4
Personal goods 752 897 871 -2.9 15.8
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 4,196 4,486 4,415 -1.6 5.2
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 784 760 761 0.1 -2.9
Motor vehicle and parts 10,734 11,856 12,019 1.4 12.0
Motor vehicle 8,774 9,579 9,789 2.2 11.6
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 1,915 2,219 2,173 -2.1 13.5
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 46 58 58 -0.6 25.6
Building material and supplies 7,650 8,679 8,902 2.6 16.4
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 2,493 2,676 2,728 1.9 9.4
Metal service centres 1,404 1,663 1,622 -2.4 15.5
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 3,753 4,340 4,552 4.9 21.3
Machinery, equipment and supplies 10,826 12,229 11,977 -2.1 10.6
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 1,504 1,822 1,636 -10.2 8.8
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 3,406 3,926 3,914 -0.3 14.9
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 3,531 3,593 3,476 -3.3 -1.6
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 2,386 2,888 2,952 2.2 23.7
Miscellaneous 7,207 8,123 7,975 -1.8 10.7
Recyclable material 663 979 895 -8.5 35.0
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 941 1,026 1,016 -0.9 7.9
Agricultural supplies 2,131 2,446 2,410 -1.5 13.1
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,385 1,462 1,436 -1.7 3.7
Other miscellaneous 2,086 2,211 2,217 0.2 6.3
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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