Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted  

Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  October
2016
September
2017r
October
2017p
September to October 2017 October 2016 to October 2017
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 57,267 62,068 63,008 1.5 10.0
Total, wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars) 51,016 54,722 55,400 1.2 8.6
Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts 46,302 49,988 51,206 2.4 10.6
Farm product 642 818 852 4.2 32.8
Food, beverage and tobacco 11,398 11,753 11,969 1.8 5.0
Food 10,302 10,597 10,789 1.8 4.7
Beverage 583 618 622 0.7 6.7
Cigarette and tobacco product 513 538 558 3.6 8.8
Personal and household goods 8,116 8,557 8,851 3.4 9.1
Textile, clothing and footwear 1,045 1,187 1,309 10.3 25.3
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 820 831 869 4.6 5.9
Home furnishings 541 527 554 5.2 2.4
Personal goods 761 876 891 1.6 17.1
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 4,170 4,375 4,441 1.5 6.5
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 779 761 787 3.4 1.0
Motor vehicle and parts 10,965 12,080 11,802 -2.3 7.6
Motor vehicle 8,893 9,860 9,552 -3.1 7.4
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 2,027 2,165 2,191 1.2 8.1
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 46 55 59 6.4 28.9
Building material and supplies 7,963 8,882 8,908 0.3 11.9
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 2,497 2,709 2,662 -1.7 6.6
Metal service centres 1,422 1,629 1,656 1.6 16.5
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 4,045 4,544 4,590 1.0 13.5
Machinery, equipment and supplies 11,049 12,042 12,673 5.2 14.7
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 1,472 1,643 1,955 19.0 32.8
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 3,406 3,919 3,998 2.0 17.4
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 3,625 3,474 3,585 3.2 -1.1
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 2,546 3,006 3,134 4.3 23.1
Miscellaneous 7,133 7,936 7,954 0.2 11.5
Recyclable material 657 893 980 9.8 49.1
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 1,004 1,004 996 -0.7 -0.8
Agricultural supplies 1,901 2,429 2,359 -2.9 24.1
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,380 1,430 1,463 2.3 6.0
Other miscellaneous 2,191 2,181 2,156 -1.2 -1.6
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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