Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted 

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Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted
  February
2023		 January
2024r		 February
2024p		 January to February 2024 February 2023 to February 2024
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 85,876 117,339 120,008 2.3 39.7
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding petroleum and oilseed and grain 83,104 82,141 82,177 0.0 -1.1
Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars), excluding petroleum and oilseed and grain 62,842 62,518 62,646 0.2 -0.3
Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts 706,435 679,761 678,985 -0.1 -3.9
Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) 1,286 1,243 1,275 2.5 -0.9
Oilseed and grain merchant1 2,772 2,734 2,630 -3.8 -5.1
Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 .. 32,464 35,202 8.4 ..
Food, beverage and tobacco 15,066 14,763 14,573 -1.3 -3.3
Food 13,421 13,169 13,015 -1.2 -3.0
Beverage 926 942 951 1.0 2.7
Cigarette and tobacco product 519 410 341 -17.0 -34.3
Cannabis 200 241 266 10.2 32.9
Personal and household goods 11,790 12,040 11,874 -1.4 0.7
Textile, clothing and footwear 1,662 1,530 1,369 -10.5 -17.6
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 825 835 861 3.1 4.4
Home furnishings 759 727 673 -7.6 -11.4
Personal goods 1,039 1,023 1,028 0.5 -1.0
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 6,372 6,736 6,778 0.6 6.4
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 1,132 1,189 1,165 -2.0 2.8
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories 12,461 14,165 14,278 0.8 14.6
Motor vehicle 9,879 11,483 11,553 0.6 16.9
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 2,510 2,617 2,658 1.6 5.9
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 72 66 67 1.9 -6.8
Building material and supplies 11,837 11,772 11,858 0.7 0.2
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 3,754 3,923 4,033 2.8 7.5
Metal service centres 2,314 2,048 2,177 6.3 -5.9
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 5,769 5,801 5,648 -2.6 -2.1
Machinery, equipment and supplies 18,347 17,370 17,556 1.1 -4.3
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 2,409 2,617 2,682 2.5 11.4
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 6,037 5,824 5,941 2.0 -1.6
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 5,384 4,889 4,900 0.2 -9.0
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 4,518 4,040 4,032 -0.2 -10.8
Miscellaneous 12,318 10,787 10,762 -0.2 -12.6
Recyclable material 1,376 1,274 1,322 3.8 -3.9
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 1,232 1,158 1,248 7.8 1.3
Agricultural supplies 5,090 4,002 3,767 -5.9 -26.0
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,873 1,762 1,721 -2.3 -8.1
Mineral, ore and precious metal 528 423 480 13.5 -9.1
Log, wood chips, and other wood products 114 90 96 6.2 -15.9
Other miscellaneous 2,105 2,078 2,129 2.4 1.1
r
revised
p
preliminary
..
not available for a specific reference period
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.

Table note 1

Unadjusted and not included in wholesale sales calculation.
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