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Table 1. Wholesale Merchant Sales, Seasonally Adjusted, by Trade Group and Region

  Sales
Change from previous month Change from previous year
 
Novemberp
2002
Octoberr
2002
Septemberr
2002
Augustr
2002
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October
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September
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August
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November
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October
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September
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August
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Year-to-date 2002  
millions $ millions $ millions $ millions $ millions $ % % % % % % % % %  
                             
Trade Group - Canada                              
Food products 5,728 5,692 5,717 5,690 61,218 0.6 -0.4 0.5 2.0 5.9 4.0 6.9 5.3 4.9  
Beverage, drug and tobacco products 2,976 2,965 2,938 2,986 32,596 0.4 0.9 -1.6 0.1 3.8 5.7 7.1 8.4 10.1  
Apparel and dry goods 647 633 674 624 6,848 2.2 -6.0 7.9 -1.2 14.6 5.7 12.1 1.9 6.9  
Household goods 1,012 1,016 1,023 1,027 10,848 -0.4 -0.6 -0.4 2.0 17.4 18.4 21.1 19.4 12.8  
Motor vehicles, parts and accessories 7,422 7,404 7,066 7,052 75,930 0.2 4.8 0.2 2.6 21.1 23.8 14.4 12.1 14.7  
Metals, hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies 2,136 2,133 2,144 2,127 22,850 0.2 -0.5 0.8 -0.1 10.7 9.2 11.3 7.6 4.6  
Lumber and building materials 2,799 2,876 2,866 2,836 30,163 -2.7 0.3 1.1 0.1 12.1 17.4 20.4 16.6 14.3  
Farm machinery, equipment and supplies 673 649 645 624 7,484 3.7 0.7 3.4 -7.4 0.4 -3.0 0.4 -5.6 5.1  
Industrial and other machinery, equipment and supplies 4,818 4,856 4,850 4,893 53,525 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 2.2 -1.6 -2.0 -2.8 -4.1 -3.4  
Computers, packaged software and other electronic machinery 2,728 2,699 2,586 2,674 29,675 1.1 4.4 -3.3 -2.2 6.4 8.6 -5.6 3.3 -0.9  
Other products 4,967 4,864 4,863 4,724 51,510 2.1 0.0 2.9 2.0 7.8 9.5 8.0 3.0 2.7  
Total, all trade groups 35,906 35,788 35,371 35,257 382,647 0.3 1.2 0.3 1.1 8.8 9.5 7.5 6.0 6.0  
                             
Regions                              
Newfoundland and Labrador 213 232 220 225 2,432 -8.3 5.8 -2.4 -3.0 -1.8 7.7 4.6 5.4 3.7  
Prince Edward Island 56 58 56 55 607 -2.3 2.8 1.6 -0.2 1.5 6.6 5.3 4.0 0.9  
Nova Scotia 638 631 598 604 6,679 1.1 5.5 -0.9 -2.6 6.8 7.5 -0.2 -1.2 4.3  
New Brunswick 458 452 418 437 4,818 1.4 8.1 -4.3 0.1 0.1 -6.9 -12.3 -0.6 -3.0  
Quebec 7,083 7,135 7,149 7,035 77,622 -0.7 -0.2 1.6 -1.7 4.8 5.5 8.1 5.3 6.0  
Ontario 18,365 18,210 17,775 17,834 192,558 0.8 2.4 -0.3 2.1 12.6 13.9 8.1 7.3 7.2  
Manitoba 1,007 1,052 1,053 1,004 11,260 -4.2 -0.1 4.9 -4.8 -2.2 7.9 3.7 2.9 6.3  
Saskatchewan 1,042 1,041 1,090 1,054 11,327 0.2 -4.5 3.4 5.1 5.8 6.9 6.6 4.8 -0.8  
Alberta 3,568 3,561 3,581 3,535 38,476 0.2 -0.6 1.3 1.2 2.2 1.7 5.5 0.4 2.2  
British Columbia 3,442 3,387 3,396 3,429 36,500 1.6 -0.3 -1.0 3.4 12.0 9.3 11.6 10.0 7.3  
Yukon 11 9 10 10 107 12.3 -3.1 1.9 -2.3 3.6 -11.6 1.4 -7.9 -6.2  
Northwest Territories 21 18 23 34 241 19.0 -24.1 -32.0 43.3 22.6 20.6 55.2 141.4 39.3  
Nunavut 2 2 2 2 20 14.1 6.8 -10.2 -24.0 -4.1 21.6 -18.0 15.7 -8.9  
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