Table 3
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| May 2013 | April 2014r | May 2014p | April to May 2014 | May 2013 to May 2014 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale inventories | 61,911 | 65,079 | 65,236 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
| Farm product | 179 | 224 | 231 | 3.2 | 29.1 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 5,562 | 5,810 | 5,739 | -1.2 | 3.2 |
| Food | 5,024 | 5,246 | 5,174 | -1.4 | 3.0 |
| Beverage | 332 | 320 | 317 | -0.8 | -4.4 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 206 | 244 | 247 | 1.4 | 20.1 |
| Personal and household goods | 10,662 | 11,175 | 11,201 | 0.2 | 5.1 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,782 | 2,026 | 2,078 | 2.5 | 16.6 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 811 | 818 | 798 | -2.5 | -1.6 |
| Home furnishings | 1,031 | 1,210 | 1,193 | -1.5 | 15.7 |
| Personal goods | 1,435 | 1,347 | 1,360 | 0.9 | -5.2 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 4,878 | 5,006 | 5,017 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 724 | 767 | 755 | -1.5 | 4.2 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 8,487 | 8,721 | 8,714 | -0.1 | 2.7 |
| Motor vehicle | 4,568 | 4,842 | 4,863 | 0.4 | 6.4 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 3,811 | 3,766 | 3,738 | -0.7 | -1.9 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 108 | 112 | 113 | 1.1 | 4.9 |
| Building material and supplies | 11,482 | 11,652 | 11,720 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 3,140 | 3,171 | 3,230 | 1.9 | 2.9 |
| Metal service centres | 3,321 | 3,321 | 3,373 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 5,020 | 5,160 | 5,116 | -0.8 | 1.9 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 17,894 | 19,189 | 19,282 | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 3,830 | 4,319 | 4,348 | 0.7 | 13.5 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 9,097 | 9,489 | 9,616 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 1,617 | 1,700 | 1,699 | 0.0 | 5.1 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,350 | 3,681 | 3,619 | -1.7 | 8.0 |
| Miscellaneous | 7,645 | 8,308 | 8,349 | 0.5 | 9.2 |
| Recyclable material | 539 | 484 | 520 | 7.3 | -3.6 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 683 | 715 | 708 | -1.0 | 3.6 |
| Agricultural supplies | 2,965 | 3,440 | 3,505 | 1.9 | 18.2 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 989 | 1,146 | 1,163 | 1.5 | 17.7 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,470 | 2,524 | 2,454 | -2.8 | -0.6 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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