Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted
| February 2022 |
January 2023r |
February 2023p |
January to February 2023 | February 2022 to February 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 79,667 | 87,041 | 85,590 | -1.7 | 7.4 |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding oilseed and grain | .. | 84,223 | 82,752 | -1.7 | .. |
| Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars) | 63 | 66 | 64 | -1.8 | 2.1 |
| Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts | 68,189 | 73,932 | 73,197 | -1.0 | 7.3 |
| Farm product | 1,144 | 4,130 | 4,080 | -1.2 | 256.7 |
| Oilseed and grain merchant | .. | 2,818 | 2,838 | 0.7 | .. |
| Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 13,635 | 15,746 | 15,131 | -3.9 | 11.0 |
| Food | 11,997 | 14,054 | 13,481 | -4.1 | 12.4 |
| Beverage | 863 | 967 | 931 | -3.7 | 8.0 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 595 | 523 | 523 | 0.1 | -12.0 |
| Cannabis | 180 | 202 | 195 | -3.5 | 8.1 |
| Personal and household goods | 11,469 | 11,804 | 11,647 | -1.3 | 1.5 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,212 | 1,638 | 1,588 | -3.1 | 31.0 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 958 | 819 | 827 | 1.0 | -13.7 |
| Home furnishings | 850 | 753 | 755 | 0.3 | -11.1 |
| Personal goods | 1,141 | 1,111 | 1,040 | -6.4 | -8.9 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 7,308 | 7,482 | 7,436 | -0.6 | 1.7 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 1,099 | 1,131 | 1,140 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories | 11,479 | 13,109 | 12,393 | -5.5 | 8.0 |
| Motor vehicle | 8,746 | 10,409 | 9,765 | -6.2 | 11.7 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 2,668 | 2,629 | 2,556 | -2.8 | -4.2 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 65 | 70 | 72 | 2.2 | 11.4 |
| Building material and supplies | 13,450 | 12,226 | 11,855 | -3.0 | -11.9 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 3,728 | 3,752 | 3,728 | -0.7 | -0.0 |
| Metal service centres | 2,609 | 2,465 | 2,336 | -5.2 | -10.4 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 7,113 | 6,008 | 5,791 | -3.6 | -18.6 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 16,954 | 17,898 | 18,167 | 1.5 | 7.2 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 1,902 | 2,362 | 2,359 | -0.1 | 24.0 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 5,560 | 6,113 | 6,072 | -0.7 | 9.2 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 5,519 | 5,057 | 5,234 | 3.5 | -5.2 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,973 | 4,366 | 4,501 | 3.1 | 13.3 |
| Miscellaneous | 11,536 | 12,129 | 12,318 | 1.6 | 6.8 |
| Recyclable material | 1,343 | 1,299 | 1,396 | 7.5 | 3.9 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 1,231 | 1,275 | 1,247 | -2.2 | 1.3 |
| Agricultural supplies | 4,128 | 4,780 | 4,931 | 3.2 | 19.4 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 2,013 | 2,094 | 1,914 | -8.6 | -4.9 |
| Mineral, ore and precious metal | .. | 508 | 577 | 13.6 | .. |
| Log, wood chips, and other wood products | .. | 84 | 115 | 36.2 | .. |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,822 | 2,089 | 2,137 | 2.3 | -24.3 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
..
not available for a specific reference period
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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