Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| October 2017 |
September 2018r |
October 2018p |
September to October 2018 | October 2017 to October 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 62,162 | 63,229 | 63,833 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars) | 57,021 | 57,062 | 57,566 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts | 50,442 | 52,491 | 53,278 | 1.5 | 5.6 |
| Farm product | 820 | 875 | 861 | -1.6 | 5.0 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 11,642 | 11,812 | 11,940 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| Food | 10,463 | 10,545 | 10,661 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| Beverage | 611 | 644 | 667 | 3.5 | 9.2 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 568 | 623 | 613 | -1.7 | 7.8 |
| Personal and household goods | 8,712 | 9,056 | 9,339 | 3.1 | 7.2 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,187 | 1,364 | 1,351 | -0.9 | 13.8 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 904 | 865 | 882 | 1.9 | -2.4 |
| Home furnishings | 518 | 526 | 553 | 5.3 | 6.8 |
| Personal goods | 840 | 887 | 872 | -1.6 | 3.9 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 4,478 | 4,617 | 4,857 | 5.2 | 8.5 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 786 | 798 | 823 | 3.1 | 4.7 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 11,720 | 10,739 | 10,555 | -1.7 | -9.9 |
| Motor vehicle | 9,543 | 8,469 | 8,230 | -2.8 | -13.8 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 2,121 | 2,208 | 2,264 | 2.6 | 6.8 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 56 | 62 | 61 | -2.1 | 8.5 |
| Building material and supplies | 8,883 | 9,379 | 9,263 | -1.2 | 4.3 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 2,619 | 2,832 | 2,893 | 2.2 | 10.5 |
| Metal service centres | 1,658 | 1,918 | 1,902 | -0.8 | 14.7 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 4,606 | 4,629 | 4,468 | -3.5 | -3.0 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 12,546 | 13,019 | 13,389 | 2.8 | 6.7 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 1,872 | 1,592 | 1,741 | 9.4 | -7.0 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 4,070 | 4,409 | 4,406 | -0.1 | 8.2 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 3,531 | 3,798 | 3,917 | 3.1 | 11.0 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,073 | 3,219 | 3,325 | 3.3 | 8.2 |
| Miscellaneous | 7,840 | 8,350 | 8,486 | 1.6 | 8.2 |
| Recyclable material | 994 | 974 | 970 | -0.4 | -2.4 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 1,010 | 1,067 | 1,197 | 12.2 | 18.5 |
| Agricultural supplies | 2,222 | 2,509 | 2,414 | -3.8 | 8.6 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,446 | 1,493 | 1,530 | 2.5 | 5.8 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,167 | 2,307 | 2,375 | 2.9 | 9.6 |
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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