Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted  

Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  July
2019
June
2020r
July
2020p
June to July 2020 July 2019 to July 2020
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 64,541 62,298 64,968 4.3 0.7
Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars) 59,233 56,557 58,921 4.2 -0.5
Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts 53,340 53,444 54,410 1.8 2.0
Farm product 826 815 853 4.6 3.2
Food, beverage and tobacco 11,952 12,305 12,390 0.7 3.7
Food 10,623 10,765 10,836 0.7 2.0
Beverage 635 794 799 0.7 25.9
Cigarette and tobacco product 633 650 650 0.1 2.8
Cannabis 61 96 103 7.7 69.6
Personal and household goods 9,704 9,595 9,782 2.0 0.8
Textile, clothing and footwear 1,466 974 984E 1.0 -32.9
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 810 819 848 3.6 4.7
Home furnishings 572 632 641 1.5 12.1
Personal goods 859 893 914 2.4 6.4
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 5,045 5,294 5,238 -1.0 3.8
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 952 983 1,156 17.6 21.4
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories 11,201 8,854 10,558 19.3 -5.7
Motor vehicle 8,865 6,728 8,345 24.0 -5.9
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 2,281 2,070 2,157 4.2 -5.4
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 56 55 56 1.0 0.2
Building material and supplies 9,010 8,921 9,103 2.0 1.0
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 2,977 2,981 2,817 -5.5 -5.4
Metal service centres 1,607 1,325 1,450 9.5 -9.7
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 4,426 4,615 4,836 4.8 9.2
Machinery, equipment and supplies 13,465 12,953 13,468 4.0 0.0
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 1,616 1,743 1,866 7.1 15.5
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 4,446 3,951 4,004 1.3 -9.9
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 4,148 4,158 4,388 5.5 5.8
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 3,255 3,101 3,209 3.5 -1.4
Miscellaneous 8,384 8,856 8,814 -0.5 5.1
Recyclable material 882 790 785 -0.6 -11.0
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 1,012 943 962 2.0 -4.9
Agricultural supplies 2,547 2,677 2,744 2.5 7.8
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,564 1,490 1,498 0.5 -4.2
Other miscellaneous 2,379 2,956 2,825 -4.4 18.7
r
revised
p
preliminary
E
use with caution
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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