Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted
| November 2024 |
October 2025r |
November 2025p |
October to November 2025 | November 2024 to November 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 118,461 | 117,783 | 115,596 | -1.9 | -2.4 |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain | 83,575 | 86,032 | 84,449 | -1.8 | 1.0 |
| Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars), excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain | 62,628 | 63,084 | 61,648 | -2.3 | -1.6 |
| Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts, petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain | 69,489 | 71,453 | 71,552 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) | 1,592 | 1,992 | 1,889 | -5.2 | 18.7 |
| Oilseed and grain1 | 3,071 | 2,896 | 2,843 | -1.8 | -7.4 |
| Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 | 31,815 | 28,855 | 28,304 | -1.9 | -11.0 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 15,126 | 15,789 | 16,279 | 3.1 | 7.6 |
| Food | 13,450 | 14,002 | 14,244 | 1.7 | 5.9 |
| Beverage | 947 | 1,131 | 1,349 | 19.3 | 42.4 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 455 | 415 | 432 | 4.0 | -5.2 |
| Cannabis | 274 | 241 | 254 | 5.3 | -7.1 |
| Personal and household goods | 12,213 | 12,378 | 12,417 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,348 | 1,468 | 1,453 | -1.0 | 7.7 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 878 | 918 | 873 | -4.9 | -0.6 |
| Home furnishings | 675 | 631 | 670 | 6.1 | -0.8 |
| Personal goods | 1,058 | 1,037 | 1,064 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 7,122 | 7,182 | 7,139 | -0.6 | 0.2 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 1,131 | 1,142 | 1,219 | 6.7 | 7.7 |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories | 14,086 | 14,579 | 12,897 | -11.5 | -8.4 |
| Motor vehicle | 11,374 | 11,767 | 10,053 | -14.6 | -11.6 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 2,638 | 2,715 | 2,772 | 2.1 | 5.1 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 74 | 98E | 72 | -26.9 | -2.9 |
| Building material and supplies | 12,158 | 12,274 | 11,804 | -3.8 | -2.9 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 3,996 | 4,349 | 4,133 | -5.0 | 3.4 |
| Metal service centres | 2,145 | 2,083 | 1,976 | -5.2 | -7.9 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 6,017 | 5,842 | 5,696 | -2.5 | -5.3 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 17,994 | 17,992 | 18,189 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 2,447 | 2,361 | 2,596 | 9.9 | 6.1 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 5,877 | 6,011 | 6,032 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 5,295 | 5,151 | 4,962 | -3.7 | -6.3 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 4,375 | 4,468 | 4,599 | 2.9 | 5.1 |
| Miscellaneous | 10,406 | 11,028 | 10,975 | -0.5 | 5.5 |
| Recyclable material | 1,112 | 1,435 | 1,512 | 5.4 | 36.0 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 1,200 | 1,216 | 1,240 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
| Agricultural supplies | 3,258 | 3,309 | 3,476 | 5.0 | 6.7 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,857 | 1,973 | 1,862 | -5.6 | 0.2 |
| Mineral, ore and precious metal | 772 | 1,026 | 792 | -22.8 | 2.6 |
| Log, wood chips, and other wood products | 132 | 113 | 121 | 7.4 | -8.4 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,074 | 1,956 | 1,972 | 0.8 | -4.9 |
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
Not included in some of the totals for wholesale sales.
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