Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| November 2018 |
October 2019r |
November 2019p |
October to November 2019 | November 2018 to November 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 62,849 | 64,003 | 63,229 | -1.2 | 0.6 |
| Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars) | 55,755 | 56,482 | 55,949 | -0.9 | 0.3 |
| Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts | 52,304 | 52,971 | 52,560 | -0.8 | 0.5 |
| Farm product | 829 | 911 | 922 | 1.2 | 11.3 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 11,848 | 12,041 | 12,029 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| Food | 10,602 | 10,819 | 10,800 | -0.2 | 1.9 |
| Beverage | 628 | 634 | 662 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 617 | 587 | 566 | -3.6 | -8.2 |
| Personal and household goods | 9,030 | 9,588 | 9,489 | -1.0 | 5.1 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,193 | 1,212 | 1,291 | 6.5 | 8.2 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 787 | 842 | 817 | -2.9 | 3.8 |
| Home furnishings | 573 | 613 | 579 | -5.5 | 1.2 |
| Personal goods | 874 | 818 | 796 | -2.7 | -9.0 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 4,773 | 5,110 | 5,034 | -1.5 | 5.5 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 829 | 993 | 972 | -2.1 | 17.2 |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories | 10,546 | 11,032 | 10,668 | -3.3 | 1.2 |
| Motor vehicle | 8,271 | 8,761 | 8,394 | -4.2 | 1.5 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 2,216 | 2,202 | 2,218 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 59 | 69 | 57 | -17.7 | -4.8 |
| Building material and supplies | 8,991 | 8,967 | 8,874 | -1.0 | -1.3 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 2,800 | 2,970 | 2,950 | -0.7 | 5.4 |
| Metal service centres | 1,833 | 1,675 | 1,599 | -4.5 | -12.8 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 4,358 | 4,322 | 4,325 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 13,192 | 13,378 | 13,488 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 1,681 | 1,627 | 1,640 | 0.8 | -2.5 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 4,341 | 4,300 | 4,241 | -1.4 | -2.3 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 4,023 | 4,215 | 4,263 | 1.1 | 6.0 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,147 | 3,236 | 3,344 | 3.3 | 6.3 |
| Miscellaneous | 8,414 | 8,085 | 7,757 | -4.1 | -7.8 |
| Recyclable material | 1,058 | 797 | 792 | -0.6 | -25.1 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 1,060 | 975 | 1,013 | 3.9 | -4.4 |
| Agricultural supplies | 2,449 | 2,199 | 2,012 | -8.5 | -17.8 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,497 | 1,529 | 1,533 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,349 | 2,584 | 2,406 | -6.9 | 2.4 |
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 20-10-0003-01.
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