Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted  

Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  December
2019
November
2020r
December
2020p
November to December 2020 December 2019 to December 2020
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 63,442 67,351 66,502 -1.3 4.8
Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars) 57,837 61,400 60,706 -1.1 5.0
Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts 52,621 56,178 55,809 -0.7 6.1
Farm product 825 902 912 1.1 10.6
Food, beverage and tobacco 12,117 12,140 11,980 -1.3 -1.1
Food 10,946 10,581 10,534 -0.4 -3.8
Beverage 634 828 780 -5.8 23.0
Cigarette and tobacco product 475 614 519 -15.4 9.3
Cannabis 62 117 147 25.1 138.1
Personal and household goods 9,473 9,999 9,919 -0.8 4.7
Textile, clothing and footwear 1,254 1,294 1,318 1.9 5.1
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 830 904 897 -0.8 8.2
Home furnishings 602 645 648 0.6 7.8
Personal goods 798 999 995 -0.3 24.7
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 5,056 5,159 5,079 -1.6 0.5
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 934 998 981 -1.7 5.0
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories 10,821 11,174 10,694 -4.3 -1.2
Motor vehicle 8,714 8,983 8,573 -4.6 -1.6
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 2,048 2,126 2,063 -3.0 0.7
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 59 65 58 -10.2 -1.7
Building material and supplies 8,806 10,164 10,221 0.6 16.1
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 3,012 2,943 2,921 -0.8 -3.0
Metal service centres 1,381 1,481 1,491 0.7 7.9
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 4,412 5,740 5,809 1.2 31.7
Machinery, equipment and supplies 13,286 14,296 13,848 -3.1 4.2
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 1,527 1,783 1,744 -2.2 14.2
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 4,284 4,276 4,284 0.2 -0.0
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 4,212 4,611 4,367 -5.3 3.7
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 3,262 3,625 3,454 -4.7 5.9
Miscellaneous 8,114 8,677 8,927 2.9 10.0
Recyclable material 790 973 1,142 17.3 44.5
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 1,008 996 962 -3.5 -4.6
Agricultural supplies 2,185 2,625 2,807 6.9 28.5
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,552 1,405 1,457 3.7 -6.1
Other miscellaneous 2,580 2,678 2,559 -4.4 -0.8
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
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