Table 3
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| November 2012 | October 2013r | November 2013p | October to November 2013 | November 2012 to November 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale inventories | 60,952 | 61,649 | 61,454 | -0.3 | 0.8 |
| Farm product | 169 | 204 | 214 | 5.0 | 26.6 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 5,545 | 5,779 | 5,698 | -1.4 | 2.8 |
| Food | 5,003 | 5,224 | 5,112 | -2.1 | 2.2 |
| Beverage | 315 | 323 | 353 | 9.4 | 12.1 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 227 | 232 | 232 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Personal and household goods | 10,194 | 10,912 | 10,938 | 0.2 | 7.3 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,780 | 1,990 | 2,061 | 3.5 | 15.7 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 718 | 722 | 702 | -2.7 | -2.2 |
| Home furnishings | 968 | 1,058 | 1,042 | -1.5 | 7.6 |
| Personal goods | 1,442 | 1,420 | 1,395 | -1.7 | -3.2 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 4,602 | 4,919 | 4,912 | -0.2 | 6.7 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 684 | 803 | 826 | 2.8 | 20.8 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 8,201 | 8,016 | 7,971 | -0.6 | -2.8 |
| Motor vehicle | 4,296 | 4,250 | 4,198 | -1.2 | -2.3 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 3,802 | 3,651 | 3,660 | 0.2 | -3.7 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 103 | 116 | 114 | -1.5 | 10.4 |
| Building material and supplies | 11,423 | 11,335 | 11,232 | -0.9 | -1.7 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 3,146 | 3,002 | 3,028 | 0.9 | -3.8 |
| Metal service centres | 3,442 | 3,463 | 3,375 | -2.5 | -1.9 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 4,835 | 4,870 | 4,829 | -0.8 | -0.1 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 18,018 | 17,666 | 17,600 | -0.4 | -2.3 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 3,776 | 4,144 | 3,961 | -4.4 | 4.9 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 9,185 | 8,532 | 8,651 | 1.4 | -5.8 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 1,762 | 1,564 | 1,568 | 0.3 | -11.0 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,294 | 3,426 | 3,420 | -0.2 | 3.8 |
| Miscellaneous | 7,401 | 7,738 | 7,801 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| Recyclable material | 574 | 556 | 571 | 2.7 | -0.6 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 673 | 653 | 656 | 0.4 | -2.4 |
| Agricultural supplies | 2,686 | 2,930 | 2,896 | -1.2 | 7.8 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,049 | 999 | 1,008 | 0.9 | -3.9 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,419 | 2,600 | 2,670 | 2.7 | 10.4 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals because of rounding.
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