Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted 

Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted
  February
2025
January
2026r
February
2026p
January to February 2026 February 2025 to February 2026
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) 118,386 115,239 117,750 2.2 -0.5
Total, wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain 85,722 85,089 86,765 2.0 1.2
Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars), excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain 63,688 61,775 62,469 1.1 -1.9
Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts, petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain 71,346 71,558 72,407 1.2 1.5
Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) 1,584 1,762 1,739 -1.3 9.8
Oilseed and grain1 2,494 2,809 2,871 2.2 15.1
Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 30,170 27,340 28,114 2.8 -6.8
Food, beverage and tobacco 15,485 15,993 16,456 2.9 6.3
Food 13,759 14,224 14,612 2.7 6.2
Beverage 1,034 1,118 1,199 7.3 16.0
Cigarette and tobacco product 420 391 377 -3.6 -10.1
Cannabis 273 260 268 3.3 -1.8
Personal and household goods 12,372 12,882 13,209 2.5 6.8
Textile, clothing and footwear 1,386 1,522 1,619 6.4 16.8
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 976 853 861 0.9 -11.8
Home furnishings 629 648 667 2.9 6.0
Personal goods 1,015 1,057 1,138 7.6 12.1
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 7,172 7,554 7,695 1.9 7.3
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 1,192 1,248 1,230 -1.5 3.1
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories 14,376 13,531 14,359 6.1 -0.1
Motor vehicle 11,599 10,668 11,450 7.3 -1.3
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 2,699 2,790 2,832 1.5 4.9
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 78 73 77 5.8 -1.6
Building material and supplies 12,295 11,859 11,939 0.7 -2.9
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 4,348 4,142 4,200 1.4 -3.4
Metal service centres 2,120 2,048 2,097 2.4 -1.1
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 5,827 5,669 5,641 -0.5 -3.2
Machinery, equipment and supplies 19,193 18,074 18,144 0.4 -5.5
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 2,778 2,574 2,606 1.2 -6.2
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 6,224 6,122 6,016 -1.7 -3.3
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 5,416 4,956 4,905 -1.0 -9.4
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 4,776 4,422 4,618 4.4 -3.3
Miscellaneous 10,416 10,989 10,920 -0.6 4.8
Recyclable material 1,114 1,347 1,401 4.0 25.7
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 1,164 1,176 1,216 3.4 4.5
Agricultural supplies 3,304 3,701 3,689 -0.3 11.7
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,854 1,792 1,767 -1.4 -4.7
Mineral, ore and precious metal 759 910 733 -19.4 -3.3
Log, wood chips, and other wood products 137 114 115 0.8 -16.5
Other miscellaneous 2,084 1,949 1,999 2.5 -4.1
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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