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Wholesale trade, operating statistics, by provinces and territories
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2002 |
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Operating revenues |
Cost of goods sold |
Expenses |
Gross margin |
| |
operating statistics (annual) |
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$ thousands |
% |
| Canada |
|
| All trade groups |
510,692,826 |
414,556,421 |
77,031,572 |
19 |
| Farm products |
21,914,022 |
19,575,524 |
2,226,449 |
11 |
| Petroleum products |
60,489,377 |
56,222,151 |
2,419,400 |
7 |
| Food products |
69,320,206 |
58,530,505 |
8,568,686 |
16 |
| Alcohol and tobacco products |
6,450,420 |
5,433,632 |
466,466 |
16 |
| Apparel |
8,843,631 |
6,129,609 |
2,311,197 |
31 |
| Household and personal goods |
26,699,346 |
18,858,081 |
8,040,088 |
29 |
| Pharmaceutical products |
20,507,418 |
16,484,688 |
3,299,612 |
20 |
| Motor vehicles |
78,223,195 |
70,759,022 |
4,004,077 |
10 |
| Motor vehicle parts and accessories |
16,556,640 |
12,217,215 |
3,745,205 |
26 |
| Building supplies |
36,119,422 |
26,908,742 |
7,772,392 |
26 |
| Metal products |
11,206,054 |
8,985,755 |
1,880,981 |
20 |
| Lumber and millwork |
12,763,290 |
10,333,255 |
1,146,112 |
19 |
| Machinery and equipment |
37,152,641 |
28,134,684 |
7,767,519 |
24 |
| Computers and other electronics |
30,917,035 |
23,224,431 |
5,949,977 |
25 |
| Office and professional equipment |
19,785,718 |
13,516,224 |
5,084,579 |
32 |
| Other products |
48,708,988 |
38,394,461 |
8,692,269 |
21 |
| Agents and brokers |
5,035,421 |
848,441 |
3,656,562 |
83 |
Note:
- Gross margin is obtained by subtracting the cost of goods sold from the total operating revenues. The ratio is expressed as a percentage of the total operating revenues. This measure is also known as the return on sales.
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2002. |
| Source: Statistics Canada,
CANSIM, table 081-0005. |
| Last Modified: 2004-10-15. |
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