Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted  

Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  December
2016
November
2017r
December
2017p
November to December 2017 December 2016 to December 2017
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 58,485 63,342 62,994 -0.5 7.7
Total, wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars) 51,901 55,608 55,108 -0.9 6.2
Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts 47,594 51,437 51,254 -0.4 7.7
Farm product 711 836 771 -7.8 8.6
Food, beverage and tobacco 11,462 12,194 12,025 -1.4 4.9
Food 10,334 11,015 10,801 -1.9 4.5
Beverage 604 615 628 2.0 3.9
Cigarette and tobacco product 524 564 597 5.8 14.0
Personal and household goods 8,132 8,772 8,484 -3.3 4.3
Textile, clothing and footwear 1,123 1,249 1,204 -3.5 7.2
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 700 878 725 -17.4 3.6
Home furnishings 544 605 598 -1.3 9.8
Personal goods 771 817 756 -7.5 -2.0
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 4,227 4,413 4,377 -0.8 3.6
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 767 811 824 1.7 7.5
Motor vehicle and parts 10,891 11,905 11,740 -1.4 7.8
Motor vehicle 8,709 9,588 9,489 -1.0 9.0
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 2,133 2,257 2,194 -2.8 2.8
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 49 60 58 -3.1 18.5
Building material and supplies 8,323 9,081 9,330 2.7 12.1
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 2,509 2,711 2,751 1.5 9.7
Metal service centres 1,496 1,788 1,805 1.0 20.7
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 4,319 4,582 4,773 4.2 10.5
Machinery, equipment and supplies 11,228 12,418 12,706 2.3 13.2
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 1,576 1,635 1,702 4.1 8.0
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 3,644 3,958 4,257 7.5 16.8
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 3,440 3,808 3,838 0.8 11.6
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 2,568 3,016 2,909 -3.6 13.2
Miscellaneous 7,738 8,135 7,937 -2.4 2.6
Recyclable material 804 1,009 951 -5.7 18.4
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 965 1,056 1,012 -4.2 4.9
Agricultural supplies 2,282 2,297 2,177 -5.2 -4.6
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,465 1,523 1,550 1.8 5.8
Other miscellaneous 2,223 2,251 2,247 -0.1 1.1
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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