Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted
| March 2022 |
February 2023r |
March 2023p |
February to March 2023 | March 2022 to March 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 80,341 | 85,735 | 125,148 | 46.0 | 55.8 |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding oilseed and grain | .. | 83,054 | 121,779 | 46.6 | .. |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons | .. | 85,735 | 85,617 | -0.1 | .. |
| Total, wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons (2012 chained dollars) | 62,815 | 64,510 | 64,339 | -0.3 | 2.4 |
| Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts | 68,549 | 73,338 | 112,846 | 53.9 | 64.6 |
| Farm product | 1,125 | 3,941 | 4,693 | 19.1 | 316.9 |
| Oilseed and grain merchant | .. | 2,681 | 3,369 | 25.6 | .. |
| Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons | .. | .. | 39,531 | .. | .. |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 13,880 | 15,133 | 15,122 | -0.1 | 8.9 |
| Food | 12,133 | 13,492 | 13,484 | -0.1 | 11.1 |
| Beverage | 962 | 923 | 902 | -2.3 | -6.3 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 569 | 518 | 503 | -2.8 | -11.5 |
| Cannabis | 215 | 200 | 233 | 16.3 | 8.0 |
| Personal and household goods | 11,245 | 11,853 | 12,003 | 1.3 | 6.7 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,408 | 1,676 | 1,773 | 5.8 | 25.9 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 961 | 836 | 908 | 8.6 | -5.6 |
| Home furnishings | 785 | 746 | 684 | -8.3 | -12.9 |
| Personal goods | 1,177 | 1,050 | 1,079 | 2.7 | -8.3 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 6,915 | 7,545 | 7,560 | 0.2 | 9.3 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 1,117 | 1,145 | 1,178 | 2.9 | 5.4 |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories | 11,791 | 12,397 | 12,302 | -0.8 | 4.3 |
| Motor vehicle | 9,130 | 9,804 | 9,748 | -0.6 | 6.8 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 2,562 | 2,521 | 2,477 | -1.7 | -3.3 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 100E | 73 | 76 | 4.5 | -23.5 |
| Building material and supplies | 14,113 | 11,868 | 12,061 | 1.6 | -14.5 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 3,711 | 3,747 | 3,843 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
| Metal service centres | 2,691 | 2,319 | 2,399 | 3.5 | -10.9 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 7,711 | 5,802 | 5,819 | 0.3 | -24.5 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 16,310 | 18,378 | 18,008 | -2.0 | 10.4 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 1,938 | 2,388 | 2,448 | 2.5 | 26.3 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 5,565 | 6,069 | 6,098 | 0.5 | 9.6 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 5,007 | 5,411 | 4,913 | -9.2 | -1.9 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,799 | 4,510 | 4,550 | 0.9 | 19.8 |
| Miscellaneous | 11,876 | 12,166 | 11,428 | -6.1 | -3.8 |
| Recyclable material | 1,599 | 1,350 | 1,232 | -8.7 | -22.9 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 1,210 | 1,240 | 1,270 | 2.4 | 4.9 |
| Agricultural supplies | 3,890 | 4,865 | 4,113 | -15.5 | 5.7 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 2,211 | 1,918 | 1,919 | 0.0 | -13.2 |
| Mineral, ore and precious metal | .. | 539 | 648 | 20.3 | .. |
| Log, wood chips, and other wood products | .. | 107 | 131 | 22.3 | .. |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,965 | 2,147 | 2,116 | -1.4 | -28.6 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
..
not available for a specific reference period
E
use with caution
Note(s):
- Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
- Data for oilseeds and grain merchant wholesales have been included since January 2023, while those for petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons merchant wholesalers were included from March 2023.
Source(s):
Tables 20-10-0074-01 and 20-10-0003-01.
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