Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| April 2019 |
March 2020r |
April 2020p |
March to April 2020 | April 2019 to April 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 65,071 | 63,510 | 49,817 | -21.6 | -23.4 |
| Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars) | 57,709 | 55,263 | 43,391 | -21.5 | -24.8 |
| Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts | 53,407 | 54,290 | 46,561 | -14.2 | -12.8 |
| Farm product | 782 | 797 | 746 | -6.3 | -4.5 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 12,098 | 13,217 | 11,660 | -11.8 | -3.6 |
| Food | 10,838 | 11,846 | 10,313 | -12.9 | -4.8 |
| Beverage | 657 | 767 | 760 | -0.9 | 15.6 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 603 | 605 | 588 | -2.9 | -2.6 |
| Personal and household goods | 9,290 | 9,751 | 7,656 | -21.5 | -17.6 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,239 | 882 | 675E | -23.4 | -45.5 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 712 | 772 | 689 | -10.8 | -3.2 |
| Home furnishings | 580 | 556 | 430 | -22.6 | -25.8 |
| Personal goods | 907 | 630 | 486 | -22.9 | -46.4 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 4,909 | 5,824 | 4,491 | -22.9 | -8.5 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 944 | 1,087 | 885 | -18.6 | -6.2 |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories | 11,664 | 9,220 | 3,256 | -64.7 | -72.1 |
| Motor vehicle | 9,275 | 7,295 | 1,840 | -74.8 | -80.2 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 2,330 | 1,870 | 1,380 | -26.2 | -40.8 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 60 | 55 | 36 | -34.7 | -39.9 |
| Building material and supplies | 9,028 | 8,628 | 6,714 | -22.2 | -25.6 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 2,958 | 2,791 | 2,116 | -24.2 | -28.5 |
| Metal service centres | 1,739 | 1,447 | 1,113 | -23.1 | -36.0 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 4,330 | 4,390 | 3,486 | -20.6 | -19.5 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 13,826 | 13,139 | 12,096 | -7.9 | -12.5 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 1,771 | 1,605 | 1,588 | -1.1 | -10.3 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 4,656 | 3,940 | 3,623 | -8.1 | -22.2 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 4,181 | 4,467 | 4,521 | 1.2 | 8.1 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,219 | 3,127 | 2,364 | -24.4 | -26.6 |
| Miscellaneous | 8,383 | 8,757 | 7,687 | -12.2 | -8.3 |
| Recyclable material | 894 | 837 | 622 | -25.7 | -30.4 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 1,019 | 1,028 | 822 | -20.0 | -19.3 |
| Agricultural supplies | 2,500 | 2,566 | 2,540 | -1.0 | 1.6 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,502 | 1,616 | 1,543 | -4.5 | 2.8 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,468 | 2,711 | 2,160 | -20.3 | -12.5 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
E
use with caution
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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