Table 3
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| April 2016 |
March 2017r |
April 2017p |
March to April 2017 | April 2016 to April 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale inventories | 73,194 | 77,638 | 78,282 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| Farm product | 234E | 209 | 204 | -2.3 | -12.7 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 7,324 | 7,811 | 7,944 | 1.7 | 8.5 |
| Food | 6,732 | 7,136 | 7,279 | 2.0 | 8.1 |
| Beverage | 399 | 446 | 440 | -1.4 | 10.2 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 194 | 230 | 225 | -1.8 | 16.2 |
| Personal and household goods | 13,495 | 13,538 | 13,682 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 2,735 | 2,920 | 3,066E | 5.0 | 12.1 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 918 | 1,001 | 1,036 | 3.5 | 12.8 |
| Home furnishings | 1,223 | 1,137 | 1,149 | 1.1 | -6.0 |
| Personal goods | 1,739E | 1,923 | 1,884E | -2.0 | 8.4 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 5,935 | 5,650 | 5,649 | -0.0 | -4.8 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 944 | 907 | 898 | -1.0 | -4.9 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 10,869 | 12,125 | 12,361 | 1.9 | 13.7 |
| Motor vehicle | 6,327 | 6,958 | 7,195 | 3.4 | 13.7 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 4,457 | 5,089 | 5,084 | -0.1 | 14.1 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 84 | 79 | 82 | 3.8 | -3.0 |
| Building material and supplies | 11,805 | 12,814 | 12,687 | -1.0 | 7.5 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 3,567 | 3,887 | 3,895 | 0.2 | 9.2 |
| Metal service centres | 3,087 | 3,407 | 3,273 | -3.9 | 6.0 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 5,151 | 5,520 | 5,519 | -0.0 | 7.1 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 21,110 | 21,733 | 21,801 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 5,039 | 5,642 | 5,623 | -0.3 | 11.6 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 10,466 | 9,318 | 9,390 | 0.8 | -10.3 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 1,872 | 2,495 | 2,411 | -3.4 | 28.8 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,732 | 4,278 | 4,378 | 2.3 | 17.3 |
| Miscellaneous | 8,358 | 9,408 | 9,603 | 2.1 | 14.9 |
| Recyclable material | 478 | 809 | 750E | -7.3 | 56.9 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 802 | 771 | 780 | 1.1 | -2.7 |
| Agricultural supplies | 3,176 | 3,777 | 3,924 | 3.9 | 23.6 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,371 | 1,404 | 1,383 | -1.5 | 0.9 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,531 | 2,647 | 2,766 | 4.5 | 9.3 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
E
use with caution
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 081-0012.
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