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Summary Statistics for Wholesale Trade, 2012
Table Summary
This table displays a summary of wholesale trade statistics. Rows are organized according to type of NAICS and geographic region. The first column shows total operating revenue according to percentage share. Subsequent columns list total operating revenue, total cost of goods sold, total labour remuneration, and total operating expenses, all in thousands of dollars.
  Total operating revenue Cost of goods sold Total labour remuneration Total operating expenses 1
  percentage share thousands of dollars
NAICS - Canada  
Farm product wholesaler-distributors[411] 3.9 33,330,332 30,728,719 728,096 2,044,509
Petroleum product wholesaler-distributors[412] 25.0 216,154,011 207,702,412 1,177,717 4,633,897
Food, beverage and tobacco wholesaler-distributors[413] 13.3 115,101,421 94,540,713 5,875,725 16,112,017
Food[4131] 11.9 103,153,514 87,080,283 5,300,891 12,835,855
Beverage[4132] 0.7 5,838,310 3,780,679 396,281 x
Cigarette and tobacco product[4133] 0.7 6,109,597 3,679,751 178,553 x
Personal and household goods wholesaler-distributors[414] 10.7 92,818,347 70,056,771 7,358,220 18,290,379
Textile, clothing and footwear[4141] 1.5 12,579,042 8,229,866 1,445,841 3,551,893
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance[4142] 1.2 10,137,057 8,088,637 616,592 1,646,872
Home furnishings[4143] 0.7 6,374,732 4,404,238 836,594 1,682,983
Personal goods[4144] 1.2 10,234,351 7,037,269 1,194,076 2,778,937
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies[41451] 5.2 45,118,767 37,418,693 2,309,857 5,437,961
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries[41452] 1.0 8,374,399 4,878,069 955,260 3,191,733
Motor vehicle and parts wholesaler-distributors[415] 11.5 99,715,043 85,143,454 3,400,354 9,939,626
Motor vehicle[4151] 8.7 75,537,589 67,151,806 1,556,029 5,977,468
New motor vehicle parts and accessories[4152] 2.7 23,450,509 17,544,268 1,705,698 3,719,049
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories[4153] 0.1 726,945 447,381 138,628 243,108
Building material and supplies wholesaler-distributors[416] 9.9 86,046,412 65,492,975 7,973,038 14,628,772
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies[4161] 3.1 27,122,971 19,673,246 2,880,942 5,002,753
Metal service centres[4162] 2.4 20,522,253 16,609,670 1,454,332 2,633,401
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies[4163] 4.4 38,401,188 29,210,060 3,637,763 6,992,619
Machinery, equipment and supplies wholesaler-distributors[417] 15.3 132,357,266 95,987,859 15,550,920 27,675,344
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment[4171] 1.9 16,850,534 13,775,772 1,100,470 2,012,777
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies[4172] 5.3 46,082,085 32,347,272 5,869,646 9,909,857
Computer and communications equipment and supplies[4173] 4.5 39,162,545 30,192,203 4,162,965 7,197,004
Other machinery, equipment and supplies[4179] 3.5 30,262,102 19,672,613 4,417,840 8,555,705
Miscellaneous wholesaler-distributors[418] 9.3 80,340,040 63,209,258 5,656,781 13,873,421
Recyclable material[4181] 1.2 10,260,946 7,770,082 717,561 1,855,988
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product[4182] 1.1 9,907,014 7,563,097 897,705 1,893,446
Agricultural supplies[4183] 2.8 23,829,464 19,785,204 957,759 2,908,673
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product[4184] 1.6 13,848,670 10,116,347 1,171,135 2,891,875
Other miscellaneous[4189] 2.6 22,493,947 17,974,527 1,912,621 4,323,440
Wholesale agents and brokers[419] 1.1 9,439,818 5,174,584 1,385,776 3,182,713
Total, all NAICS 100.0 865,302,690 718,036,745 49,106,627 110,380,678
Regions  
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.7 5,807,554 4,886,362 338,629 610,036
Prince Edward Island x x x 57,891 104,293
Nova Scotia 1.2 10,048,516 8,318,642 696,998 1,408,409
New Brunswick 4.0 34,741,885 33,342,412 472,516 1,081,532
Quebec 16.9 145,811,164 116,359,760 9,897,642 23,323,183
Ontario 36.2 313,426,051 247,923,932 22,509,196 51,356,870
Manitoba 3.5 30,305,389 26,296,917 1,323,590 2,861,001
Saskatchewan 3.6 31,353,638 25,840,888 1,376,945 3,546,462
Alberta 26.1 225,789,567 200,835,012 7,624,069 16,110,604
British Columbia 7.6 66,186,546 52,804,237 4,735,537 9,834,062
Yukon x x x 17,231 37,539
Northwest Territories 0.1 671,478 514,351 45,767 90,740
Nunavut x x x 10,615 15,947
Operating Expenses excluding cost of goods sold
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.
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