Table 1
Wholesale merchants' sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| November 2016 |
October 2017r |
November 2017p |
October to November 2017 | November 2016 to November 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale sales (current dollars) | 57,351 | 63,120 | 63,552 | 0.7 | 10.8 |
| Total, wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars) | 50,796 | 55,486 | 55,786 | 0.5 | 9.8 |
| Total wholesale sales (current dollars), excluding motor vehicle and parts | 47,172 | 51,230 | 51,573 | 0.7 | 9.3 |
| Farm product | 675 | 856 | 847 | -1.1 | 25.5 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 11,335 | 11,995 | 12,226 | 1.9 | 7.9 |
| Food | 10,221 | 10,820 | 11,053 | 2.2 | 8.1 |
| Beverage | 590 | 620 | 611 | -1.6 | 3.6 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 525 | 555 | 562 | 1.4 | 7.1 |
| Personal and household goods | 8,060 | 8,822 | 8,826 | 0.0 | 9.5 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,008 | 1,284 | 1,274 | -0.8 | 26.4 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 756 | 896 | 879 | -1.9 | 16.2 |
| Home furnishings | 539 | 557 | 599 | 7.5 | 11.2 |
| Personal goods | 809 | 879 | 850 | -3.3 | 5.0 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 4,165 | 4,426 | 4,420 | -0.1 | 6.1 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 783 | 781 | 806 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 10,180 | 11,890 | 11,979 | 0.7 | 17.7 |
| Motor vehicle | 8,277 | 9,603 | 9,637 | 0.3 | 16.4 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 1,856 | 2,228 | 2,282 | 2.4 | 23.0 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 47 | 59 | 60 | 2.0 | 27.9 |
| Building material and supplies | 8,249 | 8,982 | 9,033 | 0.6 | 9.5 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 2,617 | 2,650 | 2,702 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| Metal service centres | 1,434 | 1,673 | 1,766 | 5.6 | 23.2 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 4,198 | 4,659 | 4,565 | -2.0 | 8.7 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 11,070 | 12,579 | 12,598 | 0.2 | 13.8 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 1,521 | 1,923 | 1,823 | -5.2 | 19.8 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,520 | 3,989 | 3,921 | -1.7 | 11.4 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 3,459 | 3,570 | 3,814 | 6.8 | 10.3 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 2,570 | 3,097 | 3,041 | -1.8 | 18.4 |
| Miscellaneous | 7,782 | 7,995 | 8,042 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| Recyclable material | 785 | 1,004 | 1,028 | 2.4 | 31.0 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 944 | 1,009 | 1,051 | 4.2 | 11.3 |
| Agricultural supplies | 2,199 | 2,350 | 2,246 | -4.4 | 2.1 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,462 | 1,460 | 1,460 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,393 | 2,173 | 2,258 | 3.9 | -5.7 |
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