Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted  

Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  July
2021
June
2022r
July
2022p
June to July 2022 July 2021 to July 2022
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 71,004 80,637 80,180 -0.6 12.9
Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars) 59,967 61,926 61,324 -1.0 2.3
Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts 59,777 68,436 68,167 -0.4 14.0
Farm product 1,177 1,197 1,189 -0.7 1.0
Food, beverage and tobacco 12,801 14,140 14,092 -0.3 10.1
Food 11,185 12,568 12,481 -0.7 11.6
Beverage 798 848 908 7.1 13.8
Cigarette and tobacco product 639 500 485 -2.8 -24.0
Cannabis 180 225 218 -3.3 21.2
Personal and household goods 10,420 11,044 10,755 -2.6 3.2
Textile, clothing and footwear 1,168 1,462 1,270 -13.2 8.7
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 828 970 894 -7.7 8.0
Home furnishings 702 728 739 1.5 5.3
Personal goods 1,012 1,112 1,097 -1.3 8.4
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 5,617 5,604 5,596 -0.2 -0.4
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 1,093 1,168 1,159 -0.8 6.0
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories 11,227 12,201 12,013 -1.5 7.0
Motor vehicle 8,915 9,581 9,396 -1.9 5.4
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 2,262 2,554 2,523 -1.2 11.6
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 50 66 94E 43.1 85.8
Building material and supplies 11,132 13,044 12,827 -1.7 15.2
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 3,060 3,691 3,649 -1.1 19.2
Metal service centres 2,144 2,740 2,749 0.3 28.2
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 5,929 6,613 6,429 -2.8 8.4
Machinery, equipment and supplies 14,698 16,773 17,043 1.6 16.0
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 1,978 2,251 2,244 -0.3 13.4
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 4,611 5,584 5,762 3.2 25.0
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 4,573 5,043 5,235 3.8 14.5
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 3,536 3,895 3,801 -2.4 7.5
Miscellaneous 9,548 12,238 12,260 0.2 28.4
Recyclable material 1,623 1,414 1,357 -4.1 -16.4
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 1,100 1,252 1,271 1.5 15.6
Agricultural supplies 2,477 4,386 4,610 5.1 86.2
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,716 2,226 2,008 -9.8 17.0
Other miscellaneous 2,633 2,959 3,014 1.9 14.5
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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