Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| October 2019 |
September 2020r |
October 2020p |
September to October 2020 | October 2019 to October 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 63,429 | 66,070 | 66,717 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
| Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars) | 57,913 | 60,048 | 60,644 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts | 52,507 | 55,081 | 55,387 | 0.6 | 5.5 |
| Farm product | 843 | 930 | 947 | 1.9 | 12.4 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 11,784 | 12,435 | 12,210 | -1.8 | 3.6 |
| Food | 10,528 | 10,858 | 10,630 | -2.1 | 1.0 |
| Beverage | 625 | 829 | 827 | -0.3 | 32.3 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 565 | 621 | 622 | 0.2 | 10.1 |
| Cannabis | 66 | 127 | 131 | 2.9 | 98.1 |
| Personal and household goods | 9,595 | 10,008 | 9,861 | -1.5 | 2.8 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,254 | 1,181 | 1,211 | 2.5 | -3.4 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 833 | 866 | 841 | -2.8 | 1.0 |
| Home furnishings | 612 | 647 | 654 | 1.1 | 7.0 |
| Personal goods | 818 | 1,032 | 1,068 | 3.5 | 30.7 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 5,097 | 5,274 | 4,945 | -6.2 | -3.0 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 981 | 1,008 | 1,141 | 13.2 | 16.3 |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories | 10,922 | 10,989 | 11,330 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| Motor vehicle | 8,724 | 8,705 | 9,043 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 2,129 | 2,207 | 2,228 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 69 | 77 | 60 | -22.9 | -13.4 |
| Building material and supplies | 8,987 | 9,801 | 10,007 | 2.1 | 11.3 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 2,969 | 2,888 | 2,937 | 1.7 | -1.1 |
| Metal service centres | 1,603 | 1,405 | 1,434 | 2.1 | -10.5 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 4,416 | 5,508 | 5,636 | 2.3 | 27.6 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 13,195 | 13,277 | 13,754 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 1,587 | 1,732 | 1,585 | -8.5 | -0.1 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 4,359 | 3,995 | 4,076 | 2.0 | -6.5 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 4,091 | 4,211 | 4,682 | 11.2 | 14.4 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,159 | 3,339 | 3,411 | 2.2 | 8.0 |
| Miscellaneous | 8,103 | 8,630 | 8,608 | -0.3 | 6.2 |
| Recyclable material | 802 | 862 | 897 | 4.0 | 11.8 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 964 | 986 | 1,004 | 1.8 | 4.1 |
| Agricultural supplies | 2,225 | 2,600 | 2,544 | -2.1 | 14.3 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,550 | 1,526 | 1,479 | -3.1 | -4.5 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,560 | 2,655 | 2,683 | 1.1 | 4.8 |
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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