Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted
| March 2023 |
February 2024r |
March 2024p |
February to March 2024 | March 2023 to March 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 121,393 | 119,995 | 118,702 | -1.1 | -2.2 |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain | 81,764 | 82,280 | 81,410 | -1.1 | -0.4 |
| Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars), excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain | 61,292 | 62,623 | 61,859 | -1.2 | 0.9 |
| Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts, petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain | 69,398 | 68,092 | 68,052 | -0.1 | -1.9 |
| Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) | 1,333 | 1,300 | 1,350 | 3.8 | 1.3 |
| Oilseed and grain merchant1 | 3,190 | 2,632 | 2,536 | -3.7 | -20.5 |
| Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 | 36,438 | 35,083 | 34,756 | -0.9 | -4.6 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 15,057 | 14,472 | 14,600 | 0.9 | -3.0 |
| Food | 13,402 | 12,897 | 13,027 | 1.0 | -2.8 |
| Beverage | 909 | 961 | 962 | 0.1 | 5.9 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 505 | 348 | 349 | 0.3 | -30.9 |
| Cannabis | 241 | 266 | 262 | -1.5 | 8.5 |
| Personal and household goods | 11,933 | 12,015 | 12,132 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,749 | 1,488 | 1,482 | -0.5 | -15.3 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 911 | 857 | 874 | 1.9 | -4.1 |
| Home furnishings | 670 | 680 | 706 | 3.8 | 5.4 |
| Personal goods | 1,083 | 1,016 | 978 | -3.7 | -9.6 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 6,365 | 6,799 | 6,868 | 1.0 | 7.9 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 1,155 | 1,175 | 1,225 | 4.2 | 6.0 |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories | 12,366 | 14,188 | 13,359 | -5.8 | 8.0 |
| Motor vehicle | 9,809 | 11,430 | 10,630 | -7.0 | 8.4 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 2,481 | 2,689 | 2,657 | -1.2 | 7.1 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 76 | 70 | 72 | 3.3 | -5.5 |
| Building material and supplies | 11,997 | 11,891 | 11,808 | -0.7 | -1.6 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 3,861 | 4,045 | 3,953 | -2.3 | 2.4 |
| Metal service centres | 2,365 | 2,183 | 2,172 | -0.5 | -8.1 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 5,772 | 5,662 | 5,684 | 0.4 | -1.5 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 17,741 | 17,628 | 17,918 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 2,501 | 2,694 | 2,716 | 0.8 | 8.6 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 6,004 | 5,971 | 6,057 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 4,726 | 4,946 | 4,918 | -0.6 | 4.1 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 4,510 | 4,018 | 4,227 | 5.2 | -6.3 |
| Miscellaneous | 11,337 | 10,786 | 10,244 | -5.0 | -9.6 |
| Recyclable material | 1,274 | 1,340 | 1,072 | -20.0 | -15.9 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 1,259 | 1,274 | 1,212 | -4.9 | -3.7 |
| Agricultural supplies | 4,100 | 3,721 | 3,386 | -9.0 | -17.4 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,865 | 1,741 | 1,685 | -3.2 | -9.6 |
| Mineral, ore and precious metal | 654 | 476 | 521 | 9.3 | -20.4 |
| Log, wood chips, and other wood products | 126 | 99 | 115 | 15.9 | -8.5 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,059 | 2,135 | 2,253 | 5.5 | 9.4 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
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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