Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted  

Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  June
2019
May
2020r
June
2020p
May to June 2020 June 2019 to June 2020
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 63,601 52,356 62,056 18.5 -2.4
Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars) 58,169 46,572 55,334 18.8 -4.9
Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts 52,728 48,197 53,125 10.2 0.8
Farm product 838 778 804 3.3 -4.0
Food, beverage and tobacco 11,771 12,056 12,237 1.5 4.0
Food 10,529 10,671 10,754 0.8 2.1
Beverage 637 743 793 6.7 24.4
Cigarette and tobacco product 559 566 594 4.9 6.3
Cannabis 47 76 96 26.2 106.5
Personal and household goods 9,307 8,258 9,686 17.3 4.1
Textile, clothing and footwear 1,351 801 1,012 26.4 -25.1
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 794 758 781 3.1 -1.7
Home furnishings 606 494 614 24.1 1.3
Personal goods 887 790 989 25.1 11.4
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 4,691 4,457 5,349 20.0 14.0
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 978 958 942 -1.7 -3.7
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories 10,874 4,158 8,931 114.8 -17.9
Motor vehicle 8,500 2,331 6,790 191.2 -20.1
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 2,319 1,776 2,090 17.7 -9.9
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 55 51 51 0.4 -6.6
Building material and supplies 8,986 7,751 8,801 13.5 -2.1
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 2,936 2,495 3,045 22.0 3.7
Metal service centres 1,690 1,107 1,301 17.6 -23.0
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 4,359 4,149 4,455 7.4 2.2
Machinery, equipment and supplies 13,778 11,826 12,705 7.4 -7.8
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 1,457 1,503 1,687 12.2 15.8
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 4,611 3,620 3,888 7.4 -15.7
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 4,454 4,096 4,118 0.5 -7.5
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 3,256 2,606 3,013 15.6 -7.5
Miscellaneous 8,047 7,528 8,892 18.1 10.5
Recyclable material 780 612 764 24.7 -2.1
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 1,057 840 939 11.8 -11.1
Agricultural supplies 2,257 2,179 2,693 23.6 19.3
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,490 1,347 1,473 9.4 -1.1
Other miscellaneous 2,463 2,549 3,023 18.6 22.7
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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