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Table 1 Wholesalers’ sales by trade groups, Canada, 2006 and 2007

Trade group	Sales		Annual growth rate
	2006	2007	Annual growth rate
	$ thousands		%
Farm products	5,372,220	5,609,215	4.4
Food, beverages and tobacco products	84,771,671	89,185,376	5.2
Food products	77,119,314	81,588,985	5.8
Alcohol and tobacco	7,652,357	7,596,391	-0.7
Personal and household goods	72,088,078	77,247,924	7.2
Apparel	9,019,786	9,377,626	4.0
Household and personal products	30,769,094	33,005,225	7.3
Pharmaceuticals	32,299,197	34,865,075	7.9
Automotive products	93,894,890	95,682,215	1.9
Motor vehicles	75,439,732	77,001,347	2.1
Motor vehicle parts and accessories	18,455,158	18,680,868	1.2
Building materials	73,931,051	75,999,724	2.8
Building supplies	42,997,320	45,330,288	5.4
Metal products	17,711,134	17,774,933	0.4
Lumber and millwork	13,222,595	12,894,503	-2.5
Machinery and electronic equipment	103,222,934	110,440,628	7.0
Machinery and equipment	50,965,958	54,540,552	7.0
Computer and other electronic equipment	29,631,877	31,604,006	6.7
Office and professional equipment	22,625,099	24,296,070	7.4
Other products¹	57,574,664	63,611,271	10.5
Total	490,855,507	517,776,354	5.5
The ‘other products’ sector consists wholesalers of a diverse group of products such as agricultural chemicals and fertilizers and other farm supplies, as well as recycled materials and paper products. Note: Components might not add up to the total due to rounding. Source: Statistics Canada, Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey, CANSIM table 081-0007.