Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| September 2017 |
August 2018r |
September 2018p |
August to September 2018 | September 2017 to September 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 60,927 | 63,576 | 63,248 | -0.5 | 3.8 |
| Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars) | 56,005 | 57,513 | 57,112 | -0.7 | 2.0 |
| Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts | 48,966 | 52,842 | 52,480 | -0.7 | 7.2 |
| Farm product | 794 | 874 | 870 | -0.5 | 9.6 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 11,333 | 11,946 | 11,862 | -0.7 | 4.7 |
| Food | 10,181 | 10,626 | 10,558 | -0.6 | 3.7 |
| Beverage | 607 | 694 | 677 | -2.5 | 11.5 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 545 | 626 | 627 | 0.1 | 15.1 |
| Personal and household goods | 8,455 | 9,194 | 9,046 | -1.6 | 7.0 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,146 | 1,288 | 1,375 | 6.7 | 20.0 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 833 | 892 | 871 | -2.3 | 4.6 |
| Home furnishings | 519 | 538 | 527 | -2.0 | 1.5 |
| Personal goods | 825 | 916 | 892 | -2.6 | 8.1 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 4,360 | 4,595 | 4,583 | -0.3 | 5.1 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 772 | 965 | 798 | -17.4 | 3.3 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 11,960 | 10,734 | 10,768 | 0.3 | -10.0 |
| Motor vehicle | 9,802 | 8,487 | 8,514 | 0.3 | -13.1 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 2,106 | 2,192 | 2,196 | 0.2 | 4.3 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 53 | 55 | 58 | 3.9 | 9.0 |
| Building material and supplies | 8,820 | 9,329 | 9,470 | 1.5 | 7.4 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 2,655 | 2,906 | 2,811 | -3.3 | 5.9 |
| Metal service centres | 1,626 | 1,846 | 1,944 | 5.3 | 19.5 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 4,538 | 4,577 | 4,715 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 11,827 | 13,272 | 13,010 | -2.0 | 10.0 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 1,618 | 1,696 | 1,587 | -6.4 | -1.9 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,838 | 4,416 | 4,435 | 0.4 | 15.6 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 3,435 | 3,912 | 3,782 | -3.3 | 10.1 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 2,936 | 3,248 | 3,206 | -1.3 | 9.2 |
| Miscellaneous | 7,738 | 8,227 | 8,222 | -0.1 | 6.3 |
| Recyclable material | 883 | 987 | 971 | -1.6 | 10.0 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 1,019 | 1,086 | 1,064 | -2.0 | 4.5 |
| Agricultural supplies | 2,215 | 2,443 | 2,452 | 0.4 | 10.7 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,409 | 1,523 | 1,495 | -1.8 | 6.1 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,212 | 2,188 | 2,239 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
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.
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