Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted 

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Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted
  April
2023		 March
2024r		 April
2024p		 March to April 2024 April 2023 to April 2024
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 127,383 117,441 122,226 4.1 -4.0
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain 80,577 81,368 83,348 2.4 3.4
Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars), excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain 60,389 61,825 63,070 2.0 4.4
Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts, petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain 67,750 68,136 68,761 0.9 1.5
Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) 1,392 1,427 1,425 -0.1 2.4
Oilseed and grain1 2,652 2,583 3,131 21.2 18.1
Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 44,154 33,490 35,747 6.7 -19.0
Food, beverage and tobacco 14,687 14,795 14,971 1.2 1.9
Food 13,038 13,124 13,311 1.4 2.1
Beverage 931 937 924 -1.4 -0.8
Cigarette and tobacco product 510 439 469 6.9 -8.1
Cannabis 208 296 267 -9.8 28.3
Personal and household goods 11,773 12,180 12,289 0.9 4.4
Textile, clothing and footwear 1,638E 1,540 1,425 -7.5 -13.0
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 820 883 883 -0.0 7.7
Home furnishings 693 704 700 -0.6 1.1
Personal goods 1,054 1,015 1,111 9.5 5.4
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 6,508 6,798 6,876 1.1 5.7
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 1,060 1,239 1,294 4.4 22.1
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories 12,827 13,232 14,586 10.2 13.7
Motor vehicle 10,286 10,501 11,806 12.4 14.8
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 2,469 2,659 2,704 1.7 9.5
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 72 73 76 4.7 6.1
Building material and supplies 11,857 11,683 11,398 -2.4 -3.9
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 3,806 3,924 3,883 -1.0 2.0
Metal service centres 2,384 2,187 2,143 -2.0 -10.1
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 5,666 5,573 5,372 -3.6 -5.2
Machinery, equipment and supplies 17,708 17,938 18,051 0.6 1.9
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 2,632 2,821 2,931 3.9 11.4
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 5,846 6,055 6,017 -0.6 2.9
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 4,750 4,911 5,042 2.7 6.1
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 4,479 4,151 4,061 -2.2 -9.3
Miscellaneous 10,333 10,114 10,627 5.1 2.8
Recyclable material 1,304 1,092 1,151 5.4 -11.8
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 1,213 1,103 1,138 3.1 -6.2
Agricultural supplies 3,280 3,411 3,645 6.9 11.1
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,807 1,715 1,796 4.7 -0.6
Mineral, ore and precious metal 607 521 642 23.2 5.7
Log, wood chips, and other wood products 90 115 111 -3.7 22.7
Other miscellaneous 2,032 2,157 2,145 -0.6 5.6
r
revised
p
preliminary
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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