Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| March 2017 |
February 2018r |
March 2018p |
February to March 2018 | March 2017 to March 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 59,888 | 62,156 | 62,834 | 1.1 | 4.9 |
| Total, wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars) | 52,827 | 54,200 | 54,629 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts | 48,485 | 50,898 | 51,015 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| Farm product | 717 | 785 | 821 | 4.6 | 14.5 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 11,679 | 12,047 | 11,877 | -1.4 | 1.7 |
| Food | 10,583 | 10,842 | 10,676 | -1.5 | 0.9 |
| Beverage | 579 | 623 | 627 | 0.7 | 8.4 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 517 | 582 | 574 | -1.3 | 10.9 |
| Personal and household goods | 8,359 | 8,729 | 8,778 | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,128 | 1,148 | 1,135 | -1.1 | 0.6 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 845 | 831 | 820 | -1.3 | -3.0 |
| Home furnishings | 567 | 580 | 576 | -0.7 | 1.5 |
| Personal goods | 844 | 864 | 785 | -9.1 | -6.9 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 4,255 | 4,515 | 4,677 | 3.6 | 9.9 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 720 | 792 | 785 | -0.8 | 9.0 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 11,403 | 11,259 | 11,819 | 5.0 | 3.7 |
| Motor vehicle | 9,227 | 9,051 | 9,645 | 6.6 | 4.5 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 2,126 | 2,142 | 2,119 | -1.1 | -0.3 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 50 | 66 | 55 | -16.1 | 10.5 |
| Building material and supplies | 8,386 | 8,866 | 9,170 | 3.4 | 9.3 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 2,536 | 2,802 | 2,814 | 0.4 | 11.0 |
| Metal service centres | 1,640 | 1,716 | 1,878 | 9.4 | 14.6 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 4,210 | 4,348 | 4,477 | 3.0 | 6.3 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 11,538 | 12,702 | 12,644 | -0.5 | 9.6 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 1,629 | 1,615 | 1,724 | 6.7 | 5.8 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,680 | 4,126 | 4,022 | -2.5 | 9.3 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 3,421 | 3,855 | 3,732 | -3.2 | 9.1 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 2,809 | 3,106 | 3,166 | 1.9 | 12.7 |
| Miscellaneous | 7,807 | 7,769 | 7,726 | -0.6 | -1.0 |
| Recyclable material | 969 | 1,074 | 1,009 | -6.0 | 4.2 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 1,009 | 1,070 | 1,049 | -2.0 | 3.9 |
| Agricultural supplies | 2,098 | 1,923 | 2,028 | 5.5 | -3.3 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,485 | 1,508 | 1,496 | -0.8 | 0.8 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,246 | 2,194 | 2,143 | -2.3 | -4.6 |
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