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Wholesale merchants' inventories and inventory-to-sales ratio

January 2007

October 2007^r

November 2007^r

December 2007^r

January 2008^p

December 2007 to January 2008

January 2007 to January 2008

December 2007^r

January 2008^p

Wholesale inventories

Inventory-to-sales ratio

Seasonally adjusted

$ millions

% change

Inventories

54,175

55,386

55,412

55,040

54,581

-0.8

0.7

1.28

1.24

Farm products

183

218

178

168

166

-1.1

-9.0

0.37

0.39

Food products

4,329

4,741

4,696

4,654

4,703

1.0

8.6

0.66

0.65

Alcohol and tobacco

302

317

328

319

354

11.1

17.4

0.48

0.60

Apparel

1,685

1,819

1,838

1,821

1,802

-1.0

6.9

2.27

2.18

Household and personal products

3,954

4,013

4,159

4,068

4,022

-1.1

1.7

1.46

1.48

Pharmaceuticals

3,154

3,593

3,509

3,540

3,544

0.1

12.4

1.16

1.14

Motor vehicles

5,154

4,540

4,662

4,710

4,542

-3.6

-11.9

0.80

0.77

Motor vehicle parts and accessories

3,380

3,351

3,271

3,231

3,196

-1.1

-5.4

2.21

2.10

Building supplies

5,832

6,073

6,085

6,138

6,036

-1.7

3.5

1.64

1.60

Metal products

3,007

2,761

2,696

2,692

2,661

-1.1

-11.5

1.93

1.91

Lumber and millwork

1,207

1,116

1,171

1,120

1,147

2.4

-5.0

1.20

1.14

Machinery and equipment

11,581

11,785

11,787

11,688

11,709

0.2

1.1

2.57

2.54

Computer and other electronic equipment

1,637

1,719

1,757

1,659

1,620

-2.3

-1.1

0.62

0.58

Office and professional equipment

2,654

2,698

2,681

2,653

2,627

-1.0

1.31

1.26

Other products

6,116

6,645

6,594

6,580

6,451

-2.0

5.5

1.21

1.06

^r	revised
^p	preliminary
Note:	Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.

Wholesale merchants' sales

January 2007

October 2007^r

November 2007^r

December 2007^r

January 2008^p

December 2007 to January 2008

January 2007 to January 2008

Seasonally adjusted

$ millions

% change

Total, wholesale sales

42,757

43,894

44,110

42,959

44,080

2.6

3.1

Farm products

464

456

445

448

428

-4.6

-7.8

Food, beverages and tobacco products

7,573

7,989

7,953

7,712

7,870

2.1

3.9

Food products

6,957

7,310

7,303

7,050

7,275

3.2

4.6

Alcohol and tobacco

616

680

650

662

595

-10.0

-3.4

Personal and household goods

6,164

6,642

6,689

6,635

6,658

0.3

8.0

Apparel

825

751

800

825

3.1

0.0

Household and personal products

2,621

2,894

2,901

2,780

2,717

-2.3

3.6

Pharmaceuticals

2,718

2,997

2,988

3,055

3,116

2.0

14.7

Automotive products

7,995

7,725

8,028

7,368

7,396

0.4

-7.5

Motor vehicles

6,447

6,146

6,470

5,907

5,876

-0.5

-8.9

Motor vehicle parts and accessories

1,548

1,579

1,559

1,461

1,520

4.1

-1.8

Building materials

6,217

6,285

6,179

6,077

6,182

1.7

-0.6

Building supplies

3,658

3,804

3,785

3,742

3,782

1.1

3.4

Metal products

1,385

1,410

1,339

1,398

1,393

-0.3

0.6

Lumber and millwork

1,174

1,072

1,055

937

1,006

7.4

-14.3

Machinery and electronic equipment

8,936

9,281

9,390

9,265

9,473

2.2

6.0

Machinery and equipment

4,229

4,597

4,632

4,554

4,609

1.2

9.0

Computer and other electronic equipment

2,717

2,648

2,697

2,680

2,772

3.4

2.0

Office and professional equipment

1,989

2,036

2,061

2,031

2,092

3.0

5.1

Other products

5,408

5,516

5,425

5,454

6,074

11.4

12.3

Total, excluding automobiles

34,762

36,170

36,082

35,591

36,684

3.1

5.5

Sales, province and territory

Newfoundland and Labrador

252

255

260

248

256

3.1

1.5

Prince Edward Island

0.2

-3.6

Nova Scotia

577

593

583

548

588

7.4

1.9

New Brunswick

439

429

426

428

431

0.7

-1.9

Quebec

7,882

8,319

8,309

8,257

8,528

3.3

8.2

Ontario

21,460

21,617

21,821

21,442

21,688

1.1

Manitoba

1,066

1,183

1,121

1,056

1,150

8.9

7.9

Saskatchewan

1,279

1,331

1,343

1,305

1,473

12.8

15.2

Alberta

5,377

5,600

5,622

5,337

5,571

4.4

3.6

British Columbia

4,341

4,480

4,545

4,258

4,319

1.4

-0.5

Yukon

15.5

-14.0

Northwest Territories

-17.3

-17.0

Nunavut

5.4

103.4

^r	revised
^p	preliminary
Note:	Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.