Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| April 2017 |
March 2018r |
April 2018p |
March to April 2018 | April 2017 to April 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 60,482 | 63,008 | 63,062 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| Total, wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars) | 53,057 | 54,790 | 54,778 | -0.0 | 3.2 |
| Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts | 49,176 | 51,052 | 51,584 | 1.0 | 4.9 |
| Farm product | 762 | 808 | 725 | -10.2 | -4.8 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 11,780 | 11,856 | 12,087 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| Food | 10,641 | 10,652 | 10,861 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Beverage | 619 | 629 | 640 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 519 | 575 | 586 | 1.9 | 12.9 |
| Personal and household goods | 8,369 | 8,813 | 8,947 | 1.5 | 6.9 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,125 | 1,125 | 1,124 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 851 | 833 | 883 | 6.0 | 3.8 |
| Home furnishings | 573 | 575 | 578 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Personal goods | 852 | 793 | 833 | 5.0 | -2.3 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 4,237 | 4,674 | 4,675 | 0.0 | 10.3 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 732 | 813 | 855 | 5.1 | 16.7 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 11,306 | 11,955 | 11,478 | -4.0 | 1.5 |
| Motor vehicle | 9,120 | 9,787 | 9,333 | -4.6 | 2.3 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 2,135 | 2,112 | 2,088 | -1.1 | -2.2 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 51 | 56 | 57 | 1.0 | 11.1 |
| Building material and supplies | 8,385 | 9,158 | 9,122 | -0.4 | 8.8 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 2,508 | 2,805 | 2,782 | -0.8 | 10.9 |
| Metal service centres | 1,584 | 1,863 | 1,797 | -3.6 | 13.4 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 4,293 | 4,490 | 4,543 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 12,227 | 12,747 | 13,042 | 2.3 | 6.7 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 2,030 | 1,756 | 1,833 | 4.3 | -9.7 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,640 | 3,995 | 4,227 | 5.8 | 16.1 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 3,567 | 3,800 | 3,775 | -0.6 | 5.8 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 2,991 | 3,196 | 3,208 | 0.4 | 7.3 |
| Miscellaneous | 7,653 | 7,671 | 7,661 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Recyclable material | 898 | 1,005 | 1,000 | -0.5 | 11.3 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 1,001 | 1,045 | 1,103 | 5.5 | 10.1 |
| Agricultural supplies | 2,030 | 2,005 | 1,925 | -4.0 | -5.2 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,432 | 1,463 | 1,455 | -0.5 | 1.6 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,292 | 2,153 | 2,178 | 1.2 | -4.9 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Tables 20-10-0074-01 and 20-10-0018-01.
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