Table 1 
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted 

Wholesale merchants' sales by industry—seasonally adjusted
  April
2025
March
2026r
April
2026p
March to April 2026 April 2025 to April 2026
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions 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.
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