Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted 

Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted
  October
2024
September
2025r
October
2025p
September to October 2025 October 2024 to October 2025
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 120,536 117,549 117,790 0.2 -2.3
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain 83,864 85,988 86,033 0.1 2.6
Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars), excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain 63,126 63,571 63,116 -0.7 -0.0
Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts, petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain 68,978 71,608 71,330 -0.4 3.4
Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) 1,564 1,717 2,004 16.7 28.1
Oilseed and grain1 3,088 2,938 2,910 -1.0 -5.8
Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 33,584 28,623 28,848 0.8 -14.1
Food, beverage and tobacco 14,784 15,808 15,741 -0.4 6.5
Food 13,076 14,012 13,963 -0.4 6.8
Beverage 965 1,126 1,118 -0.7 15.8
Cigarette and tobacco product 466 410 405 -1.3 -13.1
Cannabis 277 260 256 -1.6 -7.7
Personal and household goods 12,405 12,430 12,447 0.1 0.3
Textile, clothing and footwear 1,371 1,344 1,519 13.0 10.8
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 844 1,003 933 -7.0 10.5
Home furnishings 670 631 624 -1.1 -6.9
Personal goods 1,045 964 1,053 9.3 0.8
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 7,338 7,317 7,181 -1.9 -2.1
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 1,137 1,171 1,136 -3.0 -0.1
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories 14,886 14,380 14,703 2.3 -1.2
Motor vehicle 12,123 11,470 11,891 3.7 -1.9
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 2,690 2,838 2,715 -4.3 0.9
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 73 72 97E 35.8 32.8
Building material and supplies 11,955 12,259 12,387 1.0 3.6
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 3,961 4,180 4,324 3.4 9.2
Metal service centres 2,196 2,213 2,125 -4.0 -3.2
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 5,797 5,865 5,938 1.2 2.4
Machinery, equipment and supplies 17,982 18,095 17,866 -1.3 -0.6
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 2,419 2,673 2,234 -16.4 -7.7
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 5,849 5,781 6,070 5.0 3.8
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 5,495 5,223 5,170 -1.0 -5.9
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 4,219 4,418 4,392 -0.6 4.1
Miscellaneous 10,289 11,299 10,884 -3.7 5.8
Recyclable material 1,288 1,387 1,371 -1.1 6.4
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 1,165 1,218 1,214 -0.3 4.2
Agricultural supplies 3,123 3,582 3,232 -9.8 3.5
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,853 1,930 1,968 2.0 6.2
Mineral, ore and precious metal 607 1,154 1,030 -10.8 69.6
Log, wood chips, and other wood products 125 133 115 -14.1 -8.7
Other miscellaneous 2,127 1,895 1,955 3.2 -8.1
r
revised
p
preliminary
E
use with caution
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Date modified: