Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| October 2018 |
September 2019r |
October 2019p |
September to October 2019 | October 2018 to October 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 63,385 | 64,882 | 64,171 | -1.1 | 1.2 |
| Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars) | 56,325 | 57,509 | 56,904 | -1.1 | 1.0 |
| Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts | 52,850 | 53,789 | 53,074 | -1.3 | 0.4 |
| Farm product | 820 | 882 | 909 | 3.1 | 10.9 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 11,832 | 12,073 | 12,052 | -0.2 | 1.9 |
| Food | 10,595 | 10,790 | 10,812 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Beverage | 624 | 696 | 647 | -7.0 | 3.7 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 613 | 588 | 592 | 0.8 | -3.4 |
| Personal and household goods | 9,211 | 9,603 | 9,620 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,269 | 1,295 | 1,205 | -6.9 | -5.0 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 824 | 837 | 840 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Home furnishings | 585 | 626 | 616 | -1.5 | 5.4 |
| Personal goods | 858 | 895 | 844 | -5.7 | -1.6 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 4,849 | 4,974 | 5,119 | 2.9 | 5.6 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 827 | 977 | 997 | 2.1 | 20.6 |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories | 10,535 | 11,093 | 11,096 | 0.0 | 5.3 |
| Motor vehicle | 8,190 | 8,747 | 8,900 | 1.7 | 8.7 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 2,284 | 2,290 | 2,131 | -6.9 | -6.7 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 61 | 56 | 66 | 18.0 | 7.1 |
| Building material and supplies | 9,100 | 9,032 | 8,995 | -0.4 | -1.2 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 2,849 | 2,978 | 2,972 | -0.2 | 4.3 |
| Metal service centres | 1,875 | 1,680 | 1,693 | 0.8 | -9.7 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 4,377 | 4,374 | 4,330 | -1.0 | -1.1 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 13,419 | 13,839 | 13,419 | -3.0 | 0.0 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 1,770 | 1,665 | 1,607 | -3.5 | -9.2 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 4,351 | 4,485 | 4,383 | -2.3 | 0.7 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 4,029 | 4,410 | 4,220 | -4.3 | 4.7 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,269 | 3,279 | 3,210 | -2.1 | -1.8 |
| Miscellaneous | 8,469 | 8,360 | 8,079 | -3.4 | -4.6 |
| Recyclable material | 1,032 | 890 | 801 | -10.0 | -22.4 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 1,198 | 1,003 | 993 | -1.0 | -17.1 |
| Agricultural supplies | 2,276 | 2,348 | 2,157 | -8.2 | -5.2 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,559 | 1,535 | 1,528 | -0.4 | -2.0 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,404 | 2,584 | 2,600 | 0.6 | 8.2 |
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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