Table 3
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry—seasonally adjusted
| March 2022 |
February 2023r |
March 2023p |
February to March 2023 | March 2022 to March 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale inventories | 110,038 | 130,939 | 173,433 | 32.5 | 57.6 |
| Total, wholesale inventories (excluding Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons) | 110,038 | 130,939 | 131,919 | 0.7 | 19.9 |
| Farm product | 267 | 2,316 | 2,209 | -4.6 | 726.2 |
| Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons | .. | .. | 41,514 | .. | .. |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 12,104 | 14,354 | 13,974 | -2.7 | 15.4 |
| Food | 10,559 | 12,721 | 12,278 | -3.5 | 16.3 |
| Beverage | 929 | 859 | 886 | 3.1 | -4.7 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 414 | 507 | 530 | 4.5 | 28.0 |
| Cannabis | 202 | 268 | 281 | 4.9 | 38.7 |
| Personal and household goods | 18,866 | 22,428 | 22,181 | -1.1 | 17.6 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 3,838 | 5,589 | 5,340 | -4.4 | 39.2 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 1,286 | 1,511 | 1,490 | -1.4 | 15.9 |
| Home furnishings | 1,745 | 2,203 | 2,124 | -3.6 | 21.7 |
| Personal goods | 2,565 | 3,053 | 3,106 | 1.7 | 21.1 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 8,248 | 8,901 | 8,950 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 1,185 | 1,171 | 1,172 | 0.0 | -1.2 |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories | 12,176 | 14,328 | 15,168 | 5.9 | 24.6 |
| Motor vehicle | 6,569 | 8,291 | 9,101 | 9.8 | 38.6 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 5,447 | 5,869 | 5,924 | 0.9 | 8.8 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | F | F | F | F | F |
| Building material and supplies | 21,068 | 23,986 | 24,579 | 2.5 | 16.7 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 6,045 | 6,921 | 7,256 | 4.8 | 20.0 |
| Metal service centres | 5,654 | 6,153 | 6,419 | 4.3 | 13.5 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 9,369 | 10,912 | 10,904 | -0.1 | 16.4 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 29,843 | 35,928 | 36,722 | 2.2 | 23.0 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 5,626 | 6,918 | 7,178 | 3.8 | 27.6 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 13,641 | 16,745 | 17,220 | 2.8 | 26.2 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 3,978 | 4,244 | 4,211 | -0.8 | 5.8 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 6,598 | 8,020 | 8,113 | 1.2 | 23.0 |
| Miscellaneous | 15,712 | 17,598 | 17,087 | -2.9 | 8.7 |
| Recyclable material | 1,415E | 1,060E | 979E | -7.6 | -30.8 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 1,263 | 1,522 | 1,587 | 4.3 | 25.6 |
| Agricultural supplies | 6,904 | 8,334 | 7,791 | -6.5 | 12.9 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,788 | 1,942 | 1,966 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| Mineral, ore and precious metal | .. | 233 | 275 | 17.8 | .. |
| Log, wood chips, and other wood | .. | 111 | 108 | -2.9 | .. |
| Other miscellaneous | 4,342 | 4,397 | 4,380 | -0.4 | 0.9 |
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.
- Data for oilseeds and grain merchant wholesales have been included since January 2023, while those for petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons merchant wholesalers were included from March 2023.
Source(s):
Table 20-10-0076-01.
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