Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted 

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Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted
  January
2023		 December
2023r		 January
2024p		 December 2023 to January 2024 January 2023 to January 2024
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 86,878 116,945 117,562 0.5 35.3
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding petroleum and oilseed and grain 84,060 82,365 82,407 0.1 -2.0
Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars), excluding petroleum and oilseed and grain 63,457 62,791 62,797 0.0 -1.0
Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts 73,783 67,881 68,019 0.2 -4.2
Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) X 1,277 1,233 -3.5 ..
Oilseed and grain merchant1 2,818 2,548 2,311 -9.3 -18.0
Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 .. 32,032 32,844 2.5 ..
Food, beverage and tobacco 15,823 14,929 14,910 -0.1 -5.8
Food 14,144 13,394 13,318 -0.6 -5.8
Beverage 958 951 930 -2.3 -2.9
Cigarette and tobacco product 520 341 412 20.9 -20.8
Cannabis 202 243 251 3.2 24.3
Personal and household goods 11,829 11,813 12,027 1.8 1.7
Textile, clothing and footwear 1,652 1,326 1,521 14.7 -7.9
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 820 861 838 -2.6 2.2
Home furnishings 747 713 765 7.3 2.4
Personal goods 1,112 1,077 1,028 -4.5 -7.6
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 6,366 6,716 6,699 -0.3 5.2
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 1,132 1,121 1,176 5.0 3.9
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories 13,095 14,484 14,387 -0.7 9.9
Motor vehicle 10,410 11,693 11,572 -1.0 11.2
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 2,613 2,731 2,750 0.7 5.2
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 71 60 66 10.0 -7.0
Building material and supplies 12,237 12,058 11,713 -2.9 -4.3
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 3,765 3,859 3,880 0.5 3.1
Metal service centres 2,467 2,191 2,052 -6.4 -16.8
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 6,005 6,008 5,781 -3.8 -3.7
Machinery, equipment and supplies 17,852 17,143 17,383 1.4 -2.6
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 2,403 2,727 2,601 -4.6 8.2
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 6,075 5,818 5,848 0.5 -3.7
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 4,991 4,425 4,869 10.0 -2.4
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 4,382 4,174 4,065 -2.6 -7.2
Miscellaneous 11,896 10,661 10,753 0.9 -9.6
Recyclable material 1,285 1,305 1,318 1.0 2.6
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 1,273 1,224 1,158 -5.4 -9.0
Agricultural supplies 4,571 3,443 3,932 14.2 -14.0
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 2,091 1,740 1,771 1.8 -15.3
Mineral, ore and precious metal 508 716 445 -37.9 -12.4
Log, wood chips, and other wood products 84 105 91 -12.9 8.3
Other miscellaneous 2,083 2,128 2,040 -4.1 -2.1
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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