Table 3
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| July 2013 | June 2014r | July 2014p | June to July 2014 | July 2013 to July 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale inventories | 62,129 | 65,899 | 66,547 | 1.0 | 7.1 |
| Farm product | F | 237 | F | F | F |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 5,536 | 6,033 | 6,103 | 1.2 | 10.3 |
| Food | 4,963 | 5,441 | 5,499 | 1.1 | 10.8 |
| Beverage | 342 | 349 | 362 | 3.6 | 5.7 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 231 | 243 | 243 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
| Personal and household goods | 10,748 | 11,261 | 11,334 | 0.6 | 5.4 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 2,035 | 2,065 | 2,091 | 1.3 | 2.8 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 754 | 757 | 732 | -3.3 | -3.0 |
| Home furnishings | 1,037 | 1,202 | 1,185 | -1.4 | 14.3 |
| Personal goods | 1,401 | 1,292 | 1,332 | 3.1 | -4.9 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 4,816 | 5,181 | 5,233 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 706 | 765 | 761 | -0.6 | 7.7 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 8,323 | 8,827 | 9,079 | 2.9 | 9.1 |
| Motor vehicle | 4,418 | 4,811 | 4,964 | 3.2 | 12.4 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 3,790 | 3,903 | 4,004 | 2.6 | 5.7 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 115 | 113 | 110 | -2.0 | -4.1 |
| Building material and supplies | 11,536 | 11,806 | 11,934 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 3,065 | 3,247 | 3,220 | -0.8 | 5.0 |
| Metal service centres | 3,338 | 3,470 | 3,566 | 2.8 | 6.8 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 5,133 | 5,089 | 5,149 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 18,131 | 19,242 | 19,288 | 0.2 | 6.4 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 4,021 | 4,255 | 4,213 | -1.0 | 4.8 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 9,176 | 9,634 | 9,843 | 2.2 | 7.3 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 1,602 | 1,741 | 1,721 | -1.2 | 7.4 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,332 | 3,612 | 3,511 | -2.8 | 5.4 |
| Miscellaneous | 7,617 | 8,493 | 8,566 | 0.9 | 12.5 |
| Recyclable material | 512 | 533 | 547 | 2.6 | 6.9 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 693 | 719 | 717 | -0.3 | 3.5 |
| Agricultural supplies | 2,898 | 3,615 | 3,683 | 1.9 | 27.1 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,004 | 1,170 | 1,200 | 2.6 | 19.5 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,510 | 2,456 | 2,419 | -1.5 | -3.6 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
F
too unreliable to be published
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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