Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted 

Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted
  January
2025
December
2025r
January
2026p
December 2025 to January 2026 January 2025 to January 2026
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 122,117 117,029 115,093 -1.7 -5.8
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain 85,180 86,010 85,155 -1.0 -0.0
Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars), excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain 63,377 62,777 61,821 -1.5 -2.5
Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts, petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain 70,423 71,932 71,624 -0.4 1.7
Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) 1,624 1,869 1,783 -4.6 9.8
Oilseed and grain1 2,887 3,201 2,785 -13.0 -3.5
Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 34,051 27,818 27,153 -2.4 -20.3
Food, beverage and tobacco 15,424 15,699 15,944 1.6 3.4
Food 13,687 13,906 14,165 1.9 3.5
Beverage 1,035 1,157 1,149 -0.6 11.1
Cigarette and tobacco product 426 396 417 5.3 -2.2
Cannabis 275 241 213 -11.3 -22.5
Personal and household goods 12,601 12,924 12,740 -1.4 1.1
Textile, clothing and footwear 1,511 1,780 1,455 -18.2 -3.7
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 947 852 845 -0.8 -10.8
Home furnishings 670 661 647 -2.1 -3.5
Personal goods 1,147 1,053 1,059 0.6 -7.7
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 7,202 7,377 7,492 1.6 4.0
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 1,123 1,201 1,242 3.4 10.6
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories 14,757 14,078 13,532 -3.9 -8.3
Motor vehicle 11,895 11,251 10,650 -5.3 -10.5
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 2,784 2,753 2,809 2.0 0.9
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 78 73 73 -0.9 -6.8
Building material and supplies 12,416 11,651 11,832 1.6 -4.7
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 4,068 4,206 4,147 -1.4 1.9
Metal service centres 2,139 1,959 2,026 3.4 -5.3
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 6,209 5,485 5,660 3.2 -8.8
Machinery, equipment and supplies 17,635 18,244 18,173 -0.4 3.0
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 2,556 2,502 2,574 2.8 0.7
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 5,809 6,006 6,153 2.5 5.9
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 4,807 5,290 4,981 -5.8 3.6
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 4,464 4,445 4,465 0.4 0.0
Miscellaneous 10,724 11,545 11,151 -3.4 4.0
Recyclable material 1,189 1,285 1,341 4.4 12.8
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 1,205 1,197 1,170 -2.2 -2.9
Agricultural supplies 3,331 3,565 3,664 2.8 10.0
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,865 1,863 1,774 -4.8 -4.9
Mineral, ore and precious metal 923 1,527 942 -38.3 2.0
Log, wood chips, and other wood products 135 126 114 -9.7 -16.2
Other miscellaneous 2,075 1,982 2,147 8.3 3.5
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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