Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted

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Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  November 2011 October 2012r November 2012p October to November 2012 November 2011 to November 2012
  millions of dollars % change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 48,042 49,206 49,565 0.7 3.2
Total, wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars) 45,150 46,100 46,338 0.5 2.6
Total (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts wholesalers 40,593 40,987 41,226 0.6 1.6
Farm product 693 571 597 4.6 -13.8
Food, beverage and tobacco 9,263 9,529 9,489 -0.4 2.4
Food 8,302 8,550 8,516 -0.4 2.6
Beverage 472 472 467 -1.1 -1.1
Cigarette and tobacco product 489 507 506 -0.2 3.4
Personal and household goods 7,093 6,921 6,881 -0.6 -3.0
Textile, clothing and footwear 919 945 934 -1.1 1.7
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 766 695 674 -3.0 -12.0
Home furnishings 451 474 463 -2.3 2.7
Personal goods 762 713 684 -4.0 -10.2
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 3,521 3,508 3,482 -0.8 -1.1
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 674 587 644 9.7 -4.5
Motor vehicle and parts 7,449 8,219 8,338 1.5 11.9
Motor vehicle 5,512 6,154 6,259 1.7 13.6
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 1,890 2,012 2,024 0.6 7.1
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 48 53 55 4.8 15.6
Building material and supplies 6,557 6,863 6,911 0.7 5.4
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 2,084 2,142 2,116 -1.2 1.5
Metal service centres 1,473 1,550 1,574 1.6 6.9
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 2,999 3,171 3,221 1.6 7.4
Machinery, equipment and supplies 10,387 10,904 11,104 1.8 6.9
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 1,196 1,296 1,288 -0.6 7.7
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 3,761 3,711 3,693 -0.5 -1.8
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 3,028 3,371 3,584 6.3 18.4
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 2,402 2,525 2,539 0.6 5.7
Miscellaneous 6,600 6,200 6,244 0.7 -5.4
Recyclable material 901 648 672 3.8 -25.4
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 918 860 872 1.4 -5.0
Agricultural supplies 1,609 1,623 1,531 -5.6 -4.8
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,224 1,207 1,223 1.4 -0.1
Other miscellaneous 1,948 1,862 1,945 4.4 -0.2
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s): 
Figures may not add up to totals because of rounding.