Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted
| December 2022 |
November 2023r |
December 2023p |
November to December 2023 | December 2022 to December 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 81,995 | 122,653 | 117,617 | -4.1 | 43.4 |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding petroleum and oilseed and grain | .. | 82,659 | 82,942 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars), excluding petroleum and oilseed and grain | .. | 62,197 | 62,321 | 0.2 | .. |
| Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts | 68,518 | 67,850 | 68,451 | 0.9 | -0.1 |
| Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) | 1,268 | 1,386 | 1,347 | -2.8 | 6.3 |
| Oilseed and grain merchant1 | .. | 3,202 | 2,602 | -18.7 | .. |
| Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 | .. | 36,791 | 32,073 | -12.8 | .. |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 15,079 | 14,842 | 15,124 | 1.9 | 0.3 |
| Food | 13,353 | 13,157 | 13,447 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
| Beverage | 984 | 930 | 958 | 3.0 | -2.7 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 503 | 493 | 480 | -2.6 | -4.6 |
| Cannabis | 239 | 262 | 240 | -8.6 | 0.3 |
| Personal and household goods | 11,380 | 11,655 | 12,132 | 4.1 | 6.6 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,544 | 1,340 | 1,318 | -1.6 | -14.7 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 796 | 804 | 820 | 2.0 | 3.1 |
| Home furnishings | 632 | 728 | 706 | -2.9 | 11.8 |
| Personal goods | 993 | 1,052 | 1,172 | 11.4 | 18.0 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 6,294 | 6,601 | 7,003 | 6.1 | 11.3 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 1,121 | 1,131 | 1,112 | -1.6 | -0.8 |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories | 13,477 | 14,809 | 14,490 | -2.2 | 7.5 |
| Motor vehicle | 10,758 | 12,104 | 11,703 | -3.3 | 8.8 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 2,662 | 2,639 | 2,728 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 57 | 66 | 59 | -10.6 | 4.0 |
| Building material and supplies | 12,015 | 12,311 | 12,166 | -1.2 | 1.3 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 3,731 | 4,005 | 3,879 | -3.1 | 4.0 |
| Metal service centres | 2,357 | 2,213 | 2,255 | 1.9 | -4.3 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 5,927 | 6,094 | 6,033 | -1.0 | 1.8 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 17,195 | 17,388 | 17,218 | -1.0 | 0.1 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 2,576 | 2,538 | 2,751 | 8.4 | 6.8 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 5,502 | 5,899 | 5,885 | -0.2 | 7.0 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 4,921 | 4,769 | 4,342 | -9.0 | -11.8 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 4,196 | 4,182 | 4,240 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| Miscellaneous | 11,582 | 10,267 | 10,464 | 1.9 | -9.6 |
| Recyclable material | 1,163 | 1,165 | 1,370 | 17.6 | 17.8 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 1,246 | 1,179 | 1,201 | 1.8 | -3.6 |
| Agricultural supplies | 4,312 | 3,560 | 3,364 | -5.5 | -22.0 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 2,042 | 1,745 | 1,723 | -1.3 | -15.6 |
| Mineral, ore and precious metal | 395 | 519 | 554 | 6.8 | 40.2 |
| Log, wood chips, and other wood products | 79 | 108 | 110 | 2.1 | 39.7 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,344 | 1,991 | 2,142 | 7.6 | -8.6 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
..
not available for a specific reference period
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Tables 20-10-0074-01 and 20-10-0003-01.
Table note 1
Unadjusted and not included in wholesale sales calculation.
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