Table 3
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| January 2013 | December 2013r | January 2014p | December 2013 to January 2014 | January 2013 to January 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale inventories | 61,228 | 61,449 | 62,339 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Farm product | 168 | 190 | 186 | -1.7 | 10.9 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 5,529 | 5,730 | 5,779 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| Food | 4,953 | 5,125 | 5,158 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| Beverage | 307 | 369 | 384 | 4.0 | 25.1 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 270 | 236 | 237 | 0.7 | -12.1 |
| Personal and household goods | 10,286 | 11,094 | 11,332 | 2.1 | 10.2 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,826 | 2,020 | 2,032 | 0.6 | 11.3 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 775 | 722 | 777 | 7.7 | 0.3 |
| Home furnishings | 991 | 1,105 | 1,115 | 0.9 | 12.6 |
| Personal goods | 1,431 | 1,346 | 1,540 | 14.4 | 7.6 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 4,589 | 5,048 | 4,995 | -1.1 | 8.9 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 675 | 853 | 873 | 2.3 | 29.3 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 8,194 | 7,791 | 7,934 | 1.8 | -3.2 |
| Motor vehicle | 4,242 | 4,141 | 4,280 | 3.3 | 0.9 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 3,848 | 3,539 | 3,547 | 0.2 | -7.8 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 104 | 111 | 107 | -3.0 | 3.1 |
| Building material and supplies | 11,525 | 11,494 | 11,629 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 3,147 | 3,040 | 3,046 | 0.2 | -3.2 |
| Metal service centres | 3,506 | 3,422 | 3,462 | 1.2 | -1.2 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 4,872 | 5,032 | 5,121 | 1.8 | 5.1 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 18,040 | 17,485 | 17,994 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 3,836 | 3,947 | 3,973 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 8,998 | 8,413 | 8,937 | 6.2 | -0.7 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 1,846 | 1,603 | 1,593 | -0.6 | -13.7 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,360 | 3,522 | 3,491 | -0.9 | 3.9 |
| Miscellaneous | 7,487 | 7,665 | 7,484 | -2.4 | 0.0 |
| Recyclable material | 572 | 544 | 494 | -9.2 | -13.6 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 663 | 687 | 700 | 1.9 | 5.6 |
| Agricultural supplies | 2,797 | 2,906 | 2,773 | -4.6 | -0.9 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 984 | 980 | 980 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,471 | 2,548 | 2,538 | -0.4 | 2.7 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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