Table 3
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry—seasonally adjusted
| February 2023 |
January 2024r |
February 2024p |
January to February 2024 | February 2023 to February 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale inventories | 133,034 | 141,362 | 140,569 | -0.6 | 5.7 |
| Total, wholesale inventories (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons) | 129,501 | 128,171 | 126,906 | -1.0 | -2.0 |
| Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) | 331 | 399 | 363 | -9.1 | 9.6 |
| Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 14,256 | 14,489 | 13,561 | -6.4 | -4.9 |
| Food | 12,626 | 12,265 | 11,321 | -7.7 | -10.3 |
| Beverage | 860 | 1,568 | 1,552 | -1.0 | 80.5 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 503 | 393 | 421 | 7.3 | -16.3 |
| Cannabis | 268 | 264 | 267 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| Personal and household goods | 22,266 | 20,708 | 20,361 | -1.7 | -8.6 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 5,470 | 4,072 | 3,820 | -6.2 | -30.2 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 1,510 | 1,307 | 1,273 | -2.6 | -15.7 |
| Home furnishings | 2,173 | 1,688 | 1,695 | 0.4 | -22.0 |
| Personal goods | 3,049 | 2,984 | 2,827 | -5.3 | -7.3 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 8,898 | 9,524 | 9,592 | 0.7 | 7.8 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 1,167 | 1,133 | 1,153 | 1.8 | -1.2 |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories | 14,364 | 16,556 | 16,736 | 1.1 | 16.5 |
| Motor vehicle | 8,369 | 10,357 | 10,490 | 1.3 | 25.3 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 5,829 | 6,023 | 6,115 | 1.5 | 4.9 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | F | F | F | F | F |
| Building material and supplies | 23,922 | 21,639 | 21,839 | 0.9 | -8.7 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 6,915 | 6,614 | 6,720 | 1.6 | -2.8 |
| Metal service centres | 6,141 | 5,623 | 5,803 | 3.2 | -5.5 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 10,867 | 9,402 | 9,317 | -0.9 | -14.3 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 35,951 | 39,050 | 38,551 | -1.3 | 7.2 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 7,097 | 9,900 | 9,983 | 0.8 | 40.7 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 16,660 | 18,351 | 18,225 | -0.7 | 9.4 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 4,211 | 3,464 | 3,196 | -7.7 | -24.1 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 7,982 | 7,334 | 7,146 | -2.6 | -10.5 |
| Miscellaneous | 18,410 | 15,329 | 15,496 | 1.1 | -15.8 |
| Recyclable material | 1,094E | 1,124 | 1,070 | -4.7 | -2.2 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 1,488 | 1,278 | 1,312 | 2.7 | -11.8 |
| Agricultural supplies | 9,152 | 7,161 | 7,329 | 2.3 | -19.9 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,944 | 1,590 | 1,558 | -2.0 | -19.9 |
| Mineral, ore and precious metal | 230 | 269 | 302 | 12.1 | 31.1 |
| Log, wood chips, and other wood | 110 | 70 | 73 | 4.4 | -33.2 |
| Other miscellaneous | 4,391 | 3,838 | 3,851 | 0.4 | -12.3 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
..
not available for a specific reference period
E
use with caution
F
too unreliable to be published
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 20-10-0076-01.
Table note 1
Unadjusted and not included in wholesale sales calculation.
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