Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted 

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Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted
  August
2023		 July
2024r		 August
2024p		 July to August 2024 August 2023 to August 2024
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 128,148 118,670 116,559 -1.8 -9.0
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain 83,026 82,389 81,872 -0.6 -1.4
Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars), excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain 62,867 62,076 61,637 -0.7 -2.0
Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts, petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain 67,501 68,111 67,845 -0.4 0.5
Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) 1,362 1,492 1,415 -5.1 3.9
Oilseed and grain1 2,904 2,920 2,947 0.9 1.5
Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 42,218 33,361 31,740 -4.9 -24.8
Food, beverage and tobacco 14,428 14,866 14,866 -0.0 3.0
Food 12,719 13,092 13,135 0.3 3.3
Beverage 913 1,005 980 -2.5 7.4
Cigarette and tobacco product 521 475 465 -2.1 -10.8
Cannabis 274 294 285 -2.9 3.9
Personal and household goods 11,616 12,201 12,485 2.3 7.5
Textile, clothing and footwear 1,468 1,440 1,440 0.0 -1.9
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 813 875 970 10.8 19.3
Home furnishings 635 756 722 -4.5 13.6
Personal goods 1,018 1,192 1,261 5.8 23.9
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 6,520 6,809 6,957 2.2 6.7
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 1,161 1,129 1,135 0.6 -2.2
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories 15,526 14,278 14,026 -1.8 -9.7
Motor vehicle 12,941 11,540 11,254 -2.5 -13.0
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 2,516 2,664 2,698 1.3 7.2
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 69 74 74 -0.1 7.4
Building material and supplies 11,862 11,480 11,500 0.2 -3.1
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 3,893 4,016 3,897 -3.0 0.1
Metal service centres 2,179 2,069 2,103 1.7 -3.5
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 5,790 5,395 5,500 2.0 -5.0
Machinery, equipment and supplies 18,061 17,611 17,525 -0.5 -3.0
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 2,607 2,603 2,533 -2.7 -2.8
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 6,372 5,951 6,038 1.5 -5.2
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 4,898 4,719 4,792 1.6 -2.2
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 4,185 4,338 4,162 -4.1 -0.5
Miscellaneous 10,171 10,461 10,054 -3.9 -1.1
Recyclable material 1,334 1,229 1,201 -2.3 -10.0
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 1,158 1,188 1,135 -4.5 -1.9
Agricultural supplies 3,354 3,424 3,233 -5.6 -3.6
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,737 1,802 1,763 -2.1 1.5
Mineral, ore and precious metal 585 691 634 -8.3 8.4
Log, wood chips, and other wood products 99 122 158 29.7 58.6
Other miscellaneous 1,904 2,004 1,930 -3.7 1.4
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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