Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted
| May 2022 |
April 2023r |
May 2023p |
April to May 2023 | May 2022 to May 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 80,485 | 127,586 | 128,075 | 0.4 | 59.1 |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding petroleum and oilseed and grain | .. | 80,870 | 83,574 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars), excluding petroleum and oilseed and grain | .. | 60,553 | 62,527 | 3.3 | .. |
| Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts | 68,635 | 114,798 | 114,376 | -0.4 | 66.6 |
| Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) | 1,215 | 1,394 | 1,363 | -2.2 | 12.2 |
| Oilseed and grain merchant1 | .. | 2,652 | 3,313 | 24.9 | .. |
| Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 | .. | 44,154 | 41,188 | -6.7 | .. |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 14,315 | 14,693 | 14,841 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| Food | 12,751 | 13,041 | 13,149 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| Beverage | 848 | 939 | 972 | 3.5 | 14.6 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 505 | 505 | 497 | -1.7 | -1.5 |
| Cannabis | 211 | 208 | 223 | 7.3 | 5.5 |
| Personal and household goods | 11,420 | 11,783 | 11,636 | -1.2 | 1.9 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,694 | 1,616E | 1,512 | -6.4 | -10.7 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 941 | 822 | 818 | -0.5 | -13.0 |
| Home furnishings | 731 | 694 | 692 | -0.2 | -5.3 |
| Personal goods | 1,146 | 1,052 | 1,055 | 0.3 | -7.9 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 6,908 | 7,599 | 7,558 | -0.5 | 9.4 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 1,173 | 1,058 | 1,038 | -1.9 | -11.6 |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories | 11,849 | 12,788 | 13,699 | 7.1 | 15.6 |
| Motor vehicle | 9,126 | 10,256 | 11,163 | 8.8 | 22.3 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 2,652 | 2,460 | 2,458 | -0.1 | -7.3 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 71 | 73 | 78 | 7.9 | 10.4 |
| Building material and supplies | 13,111 | 11,883 | 11,877 | -0.0 | -9.4 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 3,713 | 3,816 | 3,810 | -0.2 | 2.6 |
| Metal service centres | 2,717 | 2,406 | 2,389 | -0.7 | -12.1 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 6,681 | 5,661 | 5,679 | 0.3 | -15.0 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 16,839 | 17,860 | 18,866 | 5.6 | 12.0 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 2,248 | 2,644 | 2,725 | 3.1 | 21.2 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 5,445 | 5,844 | 6,245 | 6.9 | 14.7 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 5,273 | 4,759 | 5,056 | 6.3 | -4.1 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,873 | 4,613 | 4,840 | 4.9 | 25.0 |
| Miscellaneous | 11,755 | 10,379 | 11,292 | 8.8 | -3.9 |
| Recyclable material | 1,587 | 1,319 | 1,285 | -2.6 | -19.0 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 1,230 | 1,224 | 1,228 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Agricultural supplies | 3,862 | 3,305 | 4,168 | 26.1 | 7.9 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 2,064 | 1,808 | 1,861 | 3.0 | -9.8 |
| Mineral, ore and precious metal | .. | 607 | 603 | -0.7 | .. |
| Log, wood chips, and other wood products | .. | 90 | 131 | 44.9 | .. |
| Other miscellaneous | 3,013 | 2,027 | 2,015 | -0.6 | -33.1 |
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.
Source(s):
Tables 20-10-0074-01 and 20-10-0003-01.
Table note 1
Unadjusted and not included in wholesale sales calculation.
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