text: The Daily — Wholesale trade, January 2017
  $557.9 million
  $10,733.4 million
  $30,517.6 million
  $1,474.2 million
  $2,104.6 million
  $6,467.4 million
  $5,884.8 million
  The personal and household goods subsector rose 3.0% to $8.5 billion, on the strength of gains in four of six industries in the subsector. A 30.6% increase in the home entertainment equipment and household appliance industry led the gains, and more than offset the industry's combined declines during the last two months of 2016.
  Hunting has always been part of Canada's economic history starting with the First Nations. Following the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century, some economic activities blossomed such as the transcontinental fur trade. This was when the first "wholesalers" appeared, that is, businesses that purchase and resell. Although we do not have estimates of the value of fur trade going back that far, we know that until the mid-19th century fur trade remained a vast commercial enterprise across what is now Canada.
  Today, the purchasing and reselling of fur represents a much smaller proportion of total wholesale trade. Fur is now a minor component of the textile, clothing and footwear industry, which accounts for 2% of total wholesale activity.
  Real-time CANSIM tables 081-8011, 081-8012 and 081-8015 will be updated on March 27. For more information, consult the document Real-time CANSIM tables.
  Wholesale trade data for February will be released on April 24.
  For analytical information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Rhonda Tsang (613-951-0418; rhonda.tsang@canada.ca), Manufacturing and Wholesale Trade Division.