Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted  

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Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  November
2019		 October
2020r		 November
2020p		 October to November 2020 November 2019 to November 2020
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 62,572 66,970 67,417 0.7 7.7
Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars) 57,294 61,034 61,559 0.9 7.4
Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts 52,050 55,655 56,310 1.2 8.2
Farm product 866 942 900 -4.5 4.0
Food, beverage and tobacco 11,903 12,206 12,227 0.2 2.7
Food 10,669 10,630 10,659 0.3 -0.1
Beverage 647 828 837 1.1 29.3
Cigarette and tobacco product 535 622 613 -1.5 14.6
Cannabis 52 125 117 -5.8 126.8
Personal and household goods 9,507 9,856 9,935 0.8 4.5
Textile, clothing and footwear 1,332 1,218 1,260 3.5 -5.4
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 794 882 904 2.5 13.9
Home furnishings 580 658 640 -2.7 10.3
Personal goods 789 1,010 1,013 0.3 28.5
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 5,039 4,955 5,138 3.7 2.0
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 973 1,133 979 -13.6 0.6
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories 10,522 11,315 11,108 -1.8 5.6
Motor vehicle 8,338 9,048 8,895 -1.7 6.7
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 2,127 2,208 2,147 -2.8 0.9
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 57 58 66 13.2 15.5
Building material and supplies 8,806 10,074 10,184 1.1 15.7
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 2,959 2,943 2,922 -0.7 -1.3
Metal service centres 1,519 1,443 1,479 2.5 -2.7
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 4,328 5,689 5,784 1.7 33.7
Machinery, equipment and supplies 13,237 13,935 14,325 2.8 8.2
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 1,591 1,580 1,777 12.5 11.7
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 4,299 4,182 4,281 2.4 -0.4
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 4,146 4,790 4,677 -2.4 12.8
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 3,201 3,383 3,590 6.1 12.1
Miscellaneous 7,732 8,643 8,739 1.1 13.0
Recyclable material 784 922 961 4.1 22.5
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 1,007 1,006 1,009 0.3 0.2
Agricultural supplies 2,009 2,555 2,601 1.8 29.5
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,558 1,475 1,432 -3.0 -8.1
Other miscellaneous 2,374 2,684 2,737 2.0 15.3
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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