Table 3
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| April 2012 | March 2013r | April 2013p | March to April 2013 | April 2012 to April 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale inventories | 59,576 | 61,513 | 61,678 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Farm product | 157 | 160 | 170 | 6.3 | 8.2 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 5,442 | 5,466 | 5,456 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Food | 4,880 | 4,938 | 4,925 | -0.3 | 0.9 |
| Beverage | 304 | 308 | 313 | 1.7 | 3.0 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 258 | 219 | 218 | -0.7 | -15.5 |
| Personal and household goods | 10,373 | 10,246 | 10,404 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,908 | 1,839 | 1,804 | -1.9 | -5.4 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 766 | 793 | 787 | -0.8 | 2.7 |
| Home furnishings | 965 | 989 | 998 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| Personal goods | 1,435 | 1,431 | 1,421 | -0.7 | -1.0 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 4,574 | 4,493 | 4,682 | 4.2 | 2.4 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 724 | 701 | 712 | 1.6 | -1.7 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 7,984 | 8,401 | 8,418 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
| Motor vehicle | 4,308 | 4,442 | 4,498 | 1.3 | 4.4 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 3,591 | 3,852 | 3,813 | -1.0 | 6.2 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | F | 106 | 107 | 1.1 | … |
| Building material and supplies | 11,055 | 11,564 | 11,315 | -2.1 | 2.4 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 3,219 | 3,171 | 3,072 | -3.1 | -4.6 |
| Metal service centres | 3,349 | 3,382 | 3,327 | -1.6 | -0.7 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 4,487 | 5,011 | 4,917 | -1.9 | 9.6 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 17,279 | 18,095 | 18,075 | -0.1 | 4.6 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 3,444 | 3,928 | 3,954 | 0.7 | 14.8 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 8,814 | 9,024 | 8,950 | -0.8 | 1.5 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 1,629 | 1,767 | 1,791 | 1.4 | 10.0 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,393 | 3,375 | 3,380 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Miscellaneous | 7,286 | 7,583 | 7,839 | 3.4 | 7.6 |
| Recyclable material | 565 | 496 | 514 | 3.7 | -9.1 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 673 | 679 | 690 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| Agricultural supplies | 2,656 | 2,917 | 3,120 | 7.0 | 17.5 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,032 | 1,044 | 1,058 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,360 | 2,447 | 2,458 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
F
too unreliable to be published
…
not applicable
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals because of rounding.
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