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Gross Margin and Operating Profit for Wholesale Trade — Gross margin
Table Summary
This table displays gross margin for wholesale trade. Rows are organized according to type of NAICS and geographic region. Columns present figures according to year: first, in thousands of dollars and next, as a percentage of revenue.
  Gross margin
2010 2011  2012
  thousands of dollars percentage of revenue thousands of dollars percentage of revenue thousands of dollars percentage of revenue
NAICS - Canada  
Farm product wholesaler-distributors[411] 1,664,411 7.0 2,328,059 8.6 2,601,613 7.8
Petroleum product wholesaler-distributors[412] 5,664,091 3.2 6,241,641 3.1 8,451,599 3.9
Food, beverage and tobacco wholesaler-distributors[413] 18,372,177 17.6 20,277,559 18.4 20,560,708 17.9
Food[4131] 16,027,451 17.2 15,848,432 16.0 16,073,231 15.6
Beverage[4132] 1,936,230 37.5 1,982,144 36.0 2,057,631 35.2
Cigarette and tobacco product[4133] 408,496 6.6 2,446,984 40.3 2,429,846 39.8
Personal and household goods wholesaler-distributors[414] 22,843,741 24.9 22,730,283 24.4 22,761,576 24.5
Textile, clothing and footwear[4141] 4,372,374 35.8 4,412,609 34.0 4,349,176 34.6
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance[4142] 2,044,011 18.7 1,968,720 19.1 2,048,420 20.2
Home furnishings[4143] 1,938,313 30.7 1,949,333 32.4 1,970,494 30.9
Personal goods[4144] 3,462,128 32.6 3,299,723 31.2 3,197,082 31.2
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies[41451] 7,239,225 16.7 7,724,951 17.2 7,700,074 17.1
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries[41452] 3,787,691 45.0 3,374,948 40.9 3,496,330 41.8
Motor vehicle and parts wholesaler-distributors[415] 12,295,091 14.6 13,158,834 14.7 14,571,589 14.6
Motor vehicle[4151] 6,812,095 10.8 7,479,503 11.2 8,385,783 11.1
New motor vehicle parts and accessories[4152] 5,222,829 25.9 5,373,728 24.4 5,906,241 25.2
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories[4153] 260,166 38.5 305,604 41.0 279,564 38.5
Building material and supplies wholesaler-distributors[416] 17,753,741 23.1 19,103,992 24.1 20,553,437 23.9
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies[4161] 6,438,413 26.9 7,210,721 28.3 7,449,725 27.5
Metal service centres[4162] 3,421,214 20.6 3,574,804 19.7 3,912,583 19.1
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies[4163] 7,894,113 21.7 8,318,468 23.2 9,191,128 23.9
Machinery, equipment and supplies wholesaler-distributors[417] 30,785,522 27.2 34,487,065 28.2 36,369,407 27.5
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment[4171] 2,302,890 16.8 2,804,292 19.0 3,074,762 18.2
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies[4172] 10,453,256 29.5 12,661,168 30.0 13,734,813 29.8
Computer and communications equipment and supplies[4173] 8,049,799 23.4 8,799,984 24.5 8,970,342 22.9
Other machinery, equipment and supplies[4179] 9,979,577 33.7 10,221,621 35.1 10,589,489 35.0
Miscellaneous wholesaler-distributors[418] 14,774,035 20.3 16,591,803 20.3 17,130,782 21.3
Recyclable material[4181] 2,362,480 24.9 2,396,852 21.7 2,490,864 24.3
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product[4182] 2,130,751 22.2 2,348,941 23.0 2,343,917 23.7
Agricultural supplies[4183] 3,400,173 19.0 3,719,712 17.7 4,044,260 17.0
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product[4184] 3,046,880 25.3 3,661,891 25.0 3,732,323 27.0
Other miscellaneous[4189] 3,833,750 16.2 4,464,408 18.0 4,519,420 20.1
Wholesale agents and brokers[419] 3,701,717 47.1 3,950,627 45.1 4,265,234 45.2
Total, all NAICS 127,854,525 17.0 138,869,864 17.1 147,265,945 17.0
Regions  
Newfoundland and Labrador 686,619 15.2 818,764 15.2 921,192 15.9
Prince Edward Island 106,123 17.8 127,481 18.8 x x
Nova Scotia 1,740,373 20.2 1,706,694 18.8 1,729,874 17.2
New Brunswick 2,074,062 7.1 1,288,959 3.8 1,399,473 4.0
Quebec 26,111,850 19.1 28,475,726 20.1 29,451,404 20.2
Ontario 60,820,288 21.4 64,288,227 21.6 65,502,119 20.9
Manitoba 2,889,270 11.6 3,834,521 13.7 4,008,472 13.2
Saskatchewan 4,533,699 17.8 5,311,512 17.8 5,512,750 17.6
Alberta 17,374,760 9.9 21,036,239 10.5 24,954,555 11.1
British Columbia 11,305,502 18.9 11,735,879 18.9 13,382,309 20.2
Yukon 42,628 23.4 x x x x
Northwest Territories 143,816 25.8 149,555 23.7 157,127 23.4
Nunavut 25,536 30.1 x x x x
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.
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