Table 3
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry – Seasonally adjusted

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Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  May 2011 April 2012r May 2012p April to May 2012 May 2011 to May 2012
  millions of dollars % change
Total, wholesale inventories 55,410 59,700 59,740 0.1 7.8
Farm product 168 162 168 3.5 -0.3
Food 4,662 4,850 4,775 -1.5 2.4
Beverage 275 303 308 1.9 12.2
Cigarette and tobacco product 218 264 240 -8.9 10.0
Textile, clothing and footwear 1,910 1,921 1,938 0.9 1.5
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 732 762 738 -3.1 0.9
Home furnishings 952 971 998 2.8 4.9
Personal goods 1,386 1,437 1,476 2.7 6.5
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 4,125 4,603 4,663 1.3 13.0
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 614 719 712 -0.9 16.1
Motor vehicle 3,270 4,310 4,464 3.6 36.5
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 3,143 3,583 3,617 1.0 15.1
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 87 92 92 0.5 6.0
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 3,167 3,201 3,112 -2.8 -1.7
Metal service centres 2,980 3,316 3,303 -0.4 10.8
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 4,660 4,485 4,639 3.4 -0.5
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 3,200 3,445 3,447 0.0 7.7
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 7,700 8,917 8,895 -0.2 15.5
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 1,643 1,561 1,573 0.8 -4.3
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 3,170 3,441 3,409 -0.9 7.6
Recyclable material 527 558 579 3.9 9.9
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 680 700 714 1.9 5.0
Agricultural supplies 2,700 2,675 2,457 -8.1 -9.0
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 938 1,008 1,005 -0.3 7.2
Other miscellaneous 2,505 2,416 2,417 0.0 -3.5
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s): 
Figures may not add to totals as a result of rounding.