Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| August 2015 |
July 2016r |
August 2016p |
July to August 2016 | August 2015 to August 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 54,809 | 56,398 | 56,826 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| Total, wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars) | 49,160 | 50,362 | 50,769 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts | 44,594 | 45,321 | 45,742 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| Farm product | 697 | 662 | 648 | -2.0 | -7.0 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 10,500 | 10,915 | 10,888 | -0.2 | 3.7 |
| Food | 9,497 | 9,876 | 9,847 | -0.3 | 3.7 |
| Beverage | 515 | 532 | 527 | -1.0 | 2.3 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 488 | 507 | 514 | 1.4 | 5.4 |
| Personal and household goods | 7,784 | 8,172 | 8,195 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 925 | 1,005 | 1,039 | 3.3 | 12.3 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 808 | 762 | 801 | 5.2 | -0.9 |
| Home furnishings | 552 | 564 | 555 | -1.6 | 0.4 |
| Personal goods | 772 | 782 | 769 | -1.8 | -0.5 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 4,047 | 4,353 | 4,365 | 0.3 | 7.8 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 679 | 706 | 668 | -5.4 | -1.7 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 10,216 | 11,077 | 11,085 | 0.1 | 8.5 |
| Motor vehicle | 7,693 | 8,742 | 8,735 | -0.1 | 13.6 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 2,473 | 2,290 | 2,302 | 0.5 | -6.9 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 50 | 44 | 47 | 6.9 | -5.5 |
| Building material and supplies | 7,605 | 7,415 | 7,432 | 0.2 | -2.3 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 2,371 | 2,368 | 2,344 | -1.0 | -1.2 |
| Metal service centres | 1,424 | 1,277 | 1,276 | -0.1 | -10.4 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 3,809 | 3,769 | 3,812 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 10,961 | 11,230 | 11,381 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 1,270 | 1,274 | 1,468 | 15.2 | 15.6 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,633 | 3,414 | 3,345 | -2.0 | -7.9 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 3,563 | 3,812 | 3,887 | 2.0 | 9.1 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 2,495 | 2,730 | 2,681 | -1.8 | 7.5 |
| Miscellaneous | 7,047 | 6,927 | 7,196 | 3.9 | 2.1 |
| Recyclable material | 673 | 659 | 612 | -7.1 | -9.1 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 990 | 985 | 1,002 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| Agricultural supplies | 2,186 | 1,975 | 2,208 | 11.8 | 1.0 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,318 | 1,235 | 1,283 | 3.9 | -2.6 |
| Other miscellaneous | 1,880 | 2,073 | 2,091 | 0.9 | 11.2 |
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