Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| September 2020 |
August 2021r |
September 2021p |
August to September 2021 | September 2020 to September 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 66,259 | 70,599 | 71,339 | 1.0 | 7.7 |
| Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars) | 60,081 | 59,985 | 60,211 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts | 55,269 | 60,341 | 61,284 | 1.6 | 10.9 |
| Farm product | 918 | 1,064 | 1,027 | -3.4 | 11.9 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 12,628 | 13,296 | 13,392 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| Food | 11,044 | 11,682 | 11,731 | 0.4 | 6.2 |
| Beverage | 837 | 798 | 818 | 2.5 | -2.2 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 620 | 629 | 650 | 3.2 | 4.7 |
| Cannabis | 127 | 186 | 193 | 3.8 | 52.0 |
| Personal and household goods | 9,968 | 10,363 | 10,428 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,151 | 1,146 | 1,191 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 898 | 790 | 798 | 1.0 | -11.2 |
| Home furnishings | 650 | 698 | 675 | -3.3 | 3.9 |
| Personal goods | 993 | 1,010 | 1,071 | 6.0 | 7.9 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 5,316 | 5,683 | 5,645 | -0.7 | 6.2 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 960 | 1,035 | 1,048 | 1.3 | 9.2 |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories | 10,990 | 10,258 | 10,055 | -2.0 | -8.5 |
| Motor vehicle | 8,694 | 7,831 | 7,586 | -3.1 | -12.7 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 2,224 | 2,352 | 2,394 | 1.8 | 7.6 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 72 | 75E | 75 | 1.1 | 5.3 |
| Building material and supplies | 9,754 | 11,317 | 11,158 | -1.4 | 14.4 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 2,898 | 3,293 | 3,322 | 0.9 | 14.6 |
| Metal service centres | 1,442 | 2,262 | 2,219 | -1.9 | 53.9 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 5,414 | 5,762 | 5,616 | -2.5 | 3.7 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 13,456 | 14,465 | 14,858 | 2.7 | 10.4 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 1,756 | 1,744 | 1,887 | 8.2 | 7.5 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 4,050 | 4,576 | 4,853 | 6.0 | 19.8 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 4,230 | 4,652 | 4,658 | 0.1 | 10.1 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,420 | 3,493 | 3,460 | -0.9 | 1.2 |
| Miscellaneous | 8,544 | 9,837 | 10,421 | 5.9 | 22.0 |
| Recyclable material | 875 | 1,530 | 1,537 | 0.5 | 75.6 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 978 | 1,122 | 1,126 | 0.3 | 15.1 |
| Agricultural supplies | 2,557 | 2,666 | 3,223 | 20.9 | 26.0 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,514 | 1,784 | 1,820 | 2.0 | 20.2 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,620 | 2,734 | 2,715 | -0.7 | 3.6 |
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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