Table 4
Impact of COVID-19 on wholesale trade
| Sales – April 2020 | |
|---|---|
| change in thousands of dollars | |
| Total | -16,852,159 |
| Farm product | -141,594 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | F |
| Food | F |
| Beverage | -22,325 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | -22,288 |
| Personal and household goods | -2,561,326 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | -942,913 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | -126,890 |
| Home furnishings | F |
| Personal goods | -458,141 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | -171,461 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | F |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories | -5,354,777 |
| Motor vehicle | -4,729,456 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | -595,067 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | -30,254 |
| Building material and supplies | -2,100,856 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | -756,197 |
| Metal service centres | -521,812 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | -822,846 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | -2,698,131E |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | -159,044 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | -922,830 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | -169,335 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | F |
| Miscellaneous | -2,516,932E |
| Recyclable material | -874,919E |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | F |
| Agricultural supplies | F |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | -133,319 |
| Other miscellaneous | -785,310 |
E
use with caution
F
too unreliable to be published
Note(s):
- Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
- Data are not seasonally adjusted.
Source(s):
Data in this table come from additional questions asked to the respondents of the Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey about the impact of COVID-19 on their activities.
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