Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted 

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Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted
  August
2022		 July
2023r		 August
2023p		 July to August 2023 August 2022 to August 2023
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 81,987 125,163 130,353 4.1 59.0
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding petroleum and oilseed and grain .. 81,160 83,004 2.3 1.1
Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars), excluding petroleum and oilseed and grain .. 61,366 62,719 2.2 ..
Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts 69,794 67,025 68,816 2.7 -1.5
Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) 1,126 1,280 1,338 4.5 18.8
Oilseed and grain merchant1 .. 2,541 2,274 -10.5 ..
Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 .. 41,461 45,074 8.7 ..
Food, beverage and tobacco 14,693 14,897 14,871 -0.2 1.2
Food 13,039 13,103 13,070 -0.3 0.2
Beverage 909 923 919 -0.5 1.1
Cigarette and tobacco product 522 617 612 -0.8 17.2
Cannabis 223 253 270 6.9 21.5
Personal and household goods 10,833 11,658 11,707 0.4 8.1
Textile, clothing and footwear 1,355 1,559 1,495 -4.1 10.3
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 739 837 805 -3.8 9.0
Home furnishings 724 681 646 -5.2 -10.8
Personal goods 981 984 1,047 6.4 6.7
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 7,034 7,597 7,715 1.6 9.7
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 1,107 1,130 1,163 2.9 5.0
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories 12,193 14,136 14,188 0.4 16.4
Motor vehicle 9,749 11,420 11,574 1.3 18.7
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 2,365 2,643 2,544 -3.7 7.6
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 79 72 70 -3.0 -11.5
Building material and supplies 12,449 11,880 11,996 1.0 -3.6
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 3,647 3,781 3,890 2.9 6.7
Metal service centres 2,604 2,267 2,219 -2.1 -14.8
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 6,198 5,833 5,887 0.9 -5.0
Machinery, equipment and supplies 17,658 17,653 18,577 5.2 5.2
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 2,440 2,242 2,636 17.6 8.1
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 6,197 6,298 6,517 3.5 5.2
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 5,004 4,943 5,147 4.1 2.9
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 4,017 4,170 4,276 2.5 6.4
Miscellaneous 13,040 9,658 10,326 6.9 -20.8
Recyclable material 1,321 1,081 1,312 21.3 -0.7
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 1,269 1,176 1,171 -0.5 -7.8
Agricultural supplies 5,511 2,895 3,532 22.0 -35.9
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 2,047 1,789 1,766 -1.3 -13.8
Mineral, ore and precious metal .. 516 556 7.8 ..
Log, wood chips, and other wood products .. 90 70 -22.1 ..
Other miscellaneous 2,892 2,111 1,920 -9.1 -33.6
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.

Table note 1

Unadjusted and not included in wholesale sales calculation.
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