Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| February 2017 |
January 2018r |
February 2018p |
January to February 2018 | February 2017 to February 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 59,805 | 63,287 | 62,804 | -0.8 | 5.0 |
| Total, wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars) | 52,992 | 55,633 | 55,157 | -0.9 | 4.1 |
| Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts | 48,211 | 51,781 | 51,544 | -0.5 | 6.9 |
| Farm product | 715 | 772 | 793 | 2.7 | 10.9 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 11,553 | 12,373 | 12,366 | -0.1 | 7.0 |
| Food | 10,476 | 11,168 | 11,148 | -0.2 | 6.4 |
| Beverage | 579 | 631 | 620 | -1.6 | 7.2 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 498 | 575 | 597 | 3.8 | 19.9 |
| Personal and household goods | 8,335 | 8,677 | 8,745 | 0.8 | 4.9 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,140 | 1,180 | 1,193 | 1.1 | 4.6 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 798 | 854 | 832 | -2.6 | 4.3 |
| Home furnishings | 575 | 549 | 593 | 8.1 | 3.1 |
| Personal goods | 822 | 832 | 866 | 4.0 | 5.3 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 4,287 | 4,448 | 4,459 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 713 | 814 | 802 | -1.5 | 12.4 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 11,594 | 11,506 | 11,261 | -2.1 | -2.9 |
| Motor vehicle | 9,350 | 9,231 | 8,994 | -2.6 | -3.8 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 2,194 | 2,216 | 2,201 | -0.7 | 0.3 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 50 | 59 | 66 | 11.4 | 32.4 |
| Building material and supplies | 8,143 | 8,834 | 8,802 | -0.4 | 8.1 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 2,614 | 2,862 | 2,858 | -0.2 | 9.3 |
| Metal service centres | 1,559 | 1,553 | 1,602 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 3,970 | 4,418 | 4,342 | -1.7 | 9.4 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 11,723 | 13,088 | 13,101 | 0.1 | 11.7 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 1,696 | 1,618 | 1,599 | -1.2 | -5.7 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,947 | 4,450 | 4,432 | -0.4 | 12.3 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 3,306 | 3,843 | 3,966 | 3.2 | 20.0 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 2,774 | 3,177 | 3,103 | -2.3 | 11.9 |
| Miscellaneous | 7,741 | 8,036 | 7,738 | -3.7 | -0.0 |
| Recyclable material | 906 | 984 | 1,023 | 4.1 | 13.0 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 1,004 | 1,068 | 1,073 | 0.5 | 6.9 |
| Agricultural supplies | 2,167 | 2,194 | 1,825 | -16.8 | -15.8 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,476 | 1,549 | 1,571 | 1.4 | 6.4 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,189 | 2,241 | 2,245 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
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