Table 3
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry – Seasonally adjusted
February 2012 | January 2013r | February 2013p | January to February 2013 | February 2012 to February 2013 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
Total, wholesale inventories | 59,045 | 61,244 | 61,632 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
Farm product | 194 | 170 | 171 | 0.2 | -12.1 |
Food, beverage and tobacco | 5,439 | 5,529 | 5,511 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
Food | 4,962 | 4,961 | 4,987 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Beverage | 265 | 303 | 283 | -6.7 | 6.7 |
Cigarette and tobacco product | 212 | 264 | 241 | -8.7 | 13.6 |
Personal and household goods | 10,390 | 10,278 | 10,280 | 0.0 | -1.1 |
Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,953 | 1,822 | 1,812 | -0.6 | -7.2 |
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 744 | 774 | 784 | 1.3 | 5.4 |
Home furnishings | 934 | 991 | 990 | -0.1 | 6.1 |
Personal goods | 1,551 | 1,431 | 1,427 | -0.2 | -8.0 |
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 4,484 | 4,585 | 4,566 | -0.4 | 1.8 |
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 725 | 675 | 701 | 3.8 | -3.3 |
Motor vehicle and parts | 7,326 | 8,201 | 8,332 | 1.6 | 13.7 |
Motor vehicle | 3,872 | 4,228 | 4,301 | 1.7 | 11.1 |
New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 3,357 | 3,870 | 3,926 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 97 | 103 | 104 | 1.5 | 7.7 |
Building material and supplies | 10,824 | 11,534 | 11,489 | -0.4 | 6.1 |
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 3,072 | 3,156 | 3,148 | -0.3 | 2.5 |
Metal service centres | 3,241 | 3,504 | 3,419 | -2.4 | 5.5 |
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 4,511 | 4,874 | 4,923 | 1.0 | 9.1 |
Machinery, equipment and supplies | 17,052 | 18,064 | 18,280 | 1.2 | 7.2 |
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 3,370 | 3,843 | 3,953 | 2.9 | 17.3 |
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 8,840 | 8,998 | 9,107 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 1,600 | 1,852 | 1,787 | -3.5 | 11.7 |
Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,242 | 3,372 | 3,433 | 1.8 | 5.9 |
Miscellaneous | 7,820 | 7,468 | 7,569 | 1.3 | -3.2 |
Recyclable material | 548 | 572 | 559 | -2.1 | 2.0 |
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 742 | 662 | 676 | 2.1 | -8.8 |
Agricultural supplies | 2,862 | 2,786 | 2,885 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,018 | 979 | 1,012 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
Other miscellaneous | 2,650 | 2,468 | 2,437 | -1.3 | -8.0 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals because of rounding.
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