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Wholesale merchants' inventories and inventory-to-sales ratio

August 2007

May 2008^r

June 2008^r

July 2008^r

August 2008^p

July to August 2008

August 2007 to August 2008

July 2008^r

August 2008^p

Wholesale inventories

Inventory-to-sales ratio

Seasonally adjusted

$ millions

% change

Inventories

54,381

54,987

55,831

56,541

56,866

0.6

4.6

1.22

1.25

Farm products

194

175

183

182

189

4.3

-2.4

0.39

0.40

Food products

4,220

4,373

4,397

4,471

4,448

-0.5

5.4

0.65

0.63

Alcohol and tobacco

307

341

358

359

370

2.9

20.3

0.52

0.54

Apparel

1,724

1,774

1,824

1,838

1,893

3.0

9.8

2.27

2.34

Household and personal products

3,926

4,110

4,234

4,251

4,116

-3.2

4.9

1.49

1.50

Pharmaceuticals

3,521

3,802

3,874

3,899

3,883

-0.4

10.3

1.20

1.19

Motor vehicles

4,753

4,243

4,394

4,559

4,536

-0.5

-4.6

0.73

0.83

Motor vehicle parts and accessories

3,369

3,281

3,332

3,308

3,280

-0.8

-2.6

2.02

2.13

Building supplies

5,932

6,001

5,980

6,044

6,038

-0.1

1.8

1.53

1.57

Metal products

2,915

2,824

2,933

3,003

3,122

3.9

7.1

1.62

1.75

Lumber and millwork

1,164

1,107

1,135

1,186

1,228

3.6

5.5

1.21

1.25

Machinery and equipment

11,623

11,540

11,592

11,598

11,593

0.0

-0.3

2.21

2.19

Computer and other electronic equipment

1,751

1,720

1,739

1,779

1,838

3.3

5.0

0.63

0.64

Office and professional equipment

2,684

2,731

2,778

2,804

2,812

0.3

4.8

1.35

1.32

Other products

6,298

6,964

7,079

7,261

7,520

3.6

19.4

1.10

1.11

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

Wholesale merchants' sales

August 2007

May 2008^r

June 2008^r

July 2008^r

August 2008^p

July to August 2008

August 2007 to August 2008

Seasonally adjusted

$ millions

% change

Total, wholesale sales

42,981

44,321

45,161

46,384

45,670

-1.5

6.3

Farm products

450

461

471

476

1.1

5.7

Food, beverages and tobacco products

7,555

7,582

7,694

7,562

7,725

2.2

Food products

6,916

6,903

6,998

6,873

7,040

2.4

1.8

Alcohol and tobacco

639

679

696

688

685

-0.5

7.2

Personal and household goods

6,472

6,772

6,886

6,893

6,831

-0.9

5.6

Apparel

782

802

801

808

0.0

3.4

Household and personal products

2,724

2,793

2,845

2,844

2,747

-3.4

0.8

Pharmaceuticals

2,965

3,177

3,240

3,276

1.1

10.5

Automotive products

7,728

7,088

7,668

7,909

6,987

-11.7

-9.6

Motor vehicles

6,166

5,574

6,070

6,271

5,444

-13.2

-11.7

Motor vehicle parts and accessories

1,562

1,514

1,598

1,638

1,543

-5.8

-1.2

Building materials

6,274

6,263

6,438

6,784

6,602

-2.7

5.2

Building supplies

3,782

3,768

3,841

3,950

3,835

-2.9

1.4

Metal products

1,444

1,537

1,657

1,850

1,787

-3.4

23.8

Lumber and millwork

1,048

958

940

984

980

-0.4

-6.4

Machinery and electronic equipment

9,235

9,746

9,805

10,151

10,290

1.4

11.4

Machinery and equipment

4,513

4,872

4,958

5,251

5,305

1.0

17.5

Computer and other electronic equipment

2,681

2,833

2,814

2,819

2,860

1.4

6.7

Office and professional equipment

2,040

2,041

2,034

2,081

2,126

2.1

4.2

Other products

5,266

6,409

6,208

6,616

6,759

2.2

28.3

Total, excluding automobiles

35,253

37,233

37,492

38,476

38,683

0.5

9.7

Sales, province and territory

Newfoundland and Labrador

259

265

277

4.7

7.1

Prince Edward Island

3.6

6.8

Nova Scotia

567

594

591

586

597

1.9

5.3

New Brunswick

428

440

455

467

2.6

9.3

Quebec

8,064

8,193

8,358

8,454

8,634

2.1

7.1

Ontario

21,658

21,753

22,536

23,244

21,723

-6.5

0.3

Manitoba

1,062

1,088

1,092

1,142

1,110

-2.8

4.6

Saskatchewan

1,162

1,703

1,754

1,924

2,024

5.2

74.2

Alberta

5,214

5,764

5,614

5,773

6,066

5.1

16.4

British Columbia

4,459

4,403

4,391

4,416

4,660

5.5

4.5

Yukon

2.0

-3.3

Northwest Territories

-15.5

-4.4

Nunavut

-57.9

97.9

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