Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted 

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Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted
  May
2023		 April
2024r		 May
2024p		 April to May 2024 May 2023 to May 2024
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 129,741 122,801 121,062 -1.4 -6.7
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain 83,004 82,858 82,230 -0.8 -0.9
Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars), excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain 62,526 62,650 62,119 -0.8 -0.7
Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts, petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain 69,279 68,373 68,291 -0.1 -1.4
Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) 1,358 1,445 1,433 -0.8 5.5
Oilseed and grain1 3,093 3,122 3,203 2.6 3.6
Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 43,644 36,821 35,629 -3.2 -18.4
Food, beverage and tobacco 14,846 14,841 14,871 0.2 0.2
Food 13,138 13,192 13,180 -0.1 0.3
Beverage 953 958 961 0.3 0.9
Cigarette and tobacco product 520 470 467 -0.7 -10.3
Cannabis 234 221 263 19.0 12.1
Personal and household goods 11,607 12,233 12,228 -0.0 5.4
Textile, clothing and footwear 1,542 1,367 1,399 2.3 -9.3
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 799 876 875 -0.0 9.5
Home furnishings 685 704 763 8.4 11.5
Personal goods 1,052 1,124 1,165 3.7 10.7
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 6,525 6,927 6,850 -1.1 5.0
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 1,002 1,235 1,175 -4.8 17.2
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories 13,724 14,485 13,939 -3.8 1.6
Motor vehicle 11,163 11,707 11,197 -4.4 0.3
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 2,485 2,700 2,667 -1.2 7.3
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 77 77 75 -2.5 -1.9
Building material and supplies 11,815 11,372 11,404 0.3 -3.5
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 3,804 3,890 3,884 -0.1 2.1
Metal service centres 2,333 2,123 2,074 -2.3 -11.1
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 5,678 5,360 5,446 1.6 -4.1
Machinery, equipment and supplies 18,570 18,007 17,933 -0.4 -3.4
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 2,756 2,882 2,801 -2.8 1.6
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 6,247 6,046 6,089 0.7 -2.5
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 4,960 5,009 4,882 -2.5 -1.6
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 4,608 4,070 4,160 2.2 -9.7
Miscellaneous 11,083 10,475 10,422 -0.5 -6.0
Recyclable material 1,257 1,135 1,098 -3.3 -12.7
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 1,211 1,142 1,162 1.8 -4.1
Agricultural supplies 4,061 3,532 3,489 -1.2 -14.1
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,884 1,803 1,820 0.9 -3.4
Mineral, ore and precious metal 558 638 614 -3.8 10.1
Log, wood chips, and other wood products 108 108 126 16.8 16.3
Other miscellaneous 2,004 2,117 2,115 -0.1 5.5
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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