Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted
| April 2025 |
March 2026r |
April 2026p |
March to April 2026 | April 2025 to April 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 114,907 | 134,983 | 138,830 | 2.8 | 20.8 |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain | 84,047 | 88,795 | 89,306 | 0.6 | 6.3 |
| Total, wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars), excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain | 62,499 | 63,878 | 63,691 | -0.3 | 1.9 |
| Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts, petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain | 69,761 | 74,253 | 74,633 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) | 1,409 | 1,724 | 1,827 | 6.0 | 29.7 |
| Oilseed and grain1 | 2,940 | 2,745 | 2,931 | 6.8 | -0.3 |
| Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 | 27,920 | 43,444 | 46,593 | 7.2 | 66.9 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 15,531 | 16,412 | 16,181 | -1.4 | 4.2 |
| Food | 13,805 | 14,606 | 14,425 | -1.2 | 4.5 |
| Beverage | 1,042 | 1,121 | 1,095 | -2.3 | 5.2 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 408 | 405 | 375 | -7.4 | -8.1 |
| Cannabis | 276 | 280 | 286 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
| Personal and household goods | 12,054 | 13,086 | 13,153 | 0.5 | 9.1 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,179 | 1,523 | 1,452 | -4.6 | 23.2 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 876 | 863 | 879 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
| Home furnishings | 623 | 659 | 661 | 0.4 | 6.2 |
| Personal goods | 1,105 | 1,167 | 1,122 | -3.8 | 1.5 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 7,136 | 7,647 | 7,820 | 2.3 | 9.6 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 1,136 | 1,228 | 1,218 | -0.8 | 7.3 |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories | 14,286 | 14,542 | 14,673 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| Motor vehicle | 11,469 | 11,726 | 11,771 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 2,726 | 2,742 | 2,823 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 91 | 73 | 78 | 7.0 | -14.0 |
| Building material and supplies | 11,786 | 12,181 | 12,703 | 4.3 | 7.8 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 4,073 | 4,515 | 4,519 | 0.1 | 10.9 |
| Metal service centres | 2,038 | 2,030 | 2,315 | 14.1 | 13.6 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 5,674 | 5,635 | 5,869 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 18,505 | 19,525 | 19,288 | -1.2 | 4.2 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 2,784 | 2,693 | 2,591 | -3.8 | -7.0 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 6,218 | 6,397 | 6,231 | -2.6 | 0.2 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 5,133 | 6,012 | 5,768 | -4.1 | 12.4 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 4,369 | 4,422 | 4,698 | 6.2 | 7.5 |
| Miscellaneous | 10,477 | 11,327 | 11,480 | 1.4 | 9.6 |
| Recyclable material | 1,199 | 1,389 | 1,489 | 7.2 | 24.2 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 1,245 | 1,268 | 1,259 | -0.7 | 1.1 |
| Agricultural supplies | 3,348 | 3,763 | 3,596 | -4.4 | 7.4 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,715 | 1,927 | 1,946 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| Mineral, ore and precious metal | 830 | 896 | 1,037 | 15.7 | 25.0 |
| Log, wood chips, and other wood products | 122 | 135 | 129 | -4.2 | 5.9 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,018 | 1,948 | 2,023 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
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
Not included in some of the totals for wholesale sales.
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