Table 3
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry – Seasonally adjusted

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Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  November 2011 October 2012r November 2012p October to November 2012 November 2011 to November 2012
  millions of dollars % change
Total, wholesale inventories 56,900 61,490 61,215 -0.4 7.6
Farm product 206 177 171 -3.4 -17.0
Food 4,853 5,043 5,085 0.8 4.8
Beverage 277 327 316 -3.4 14.0
Cigarette and tobacco product 216 238 229 -3.8 6.1
Textile, clothing and footwear 1,906 1,848 1,827 -1.1 -4.2
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 704 692 715 3.3 1.6
Home furnishings 933 958 957 -0.1 2.6
Personal goods 1,320 1,469 1,439 -2.0 9.0
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 4,305 4,736 4,722 -0.3 9.7
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 670 668 659 -1.3 -1.5
Motor vehicle 3,644 4,446 4,342 -2.4 19.1
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 3,150 3,796 3,756 -1.1 19.2
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories 95 107 110 3.1 16.7
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 3,029 3,148 3,164 0.5 4.5
Metal service centres 2,980 3,221 3,302 2.5 10.8
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 4,518 4,832 4,815 -0.3 6.6
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 3,363 3,726 3,813 2.3 13.4
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 8,249 9,461 9,285 -1.9 12.6
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 1,486 1,696 1,702 0.3 14.5
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 3,272 3,330 3,371 1.2 3.0
Recyclable material 656 562 555 -1.2 -15.4
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 759 709 711 0.3 -6.4
Agricultural supplies 2,815 2,745 2,666 -2.9 -5.3
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 962 1,113 1,077 -3.3 11.9
Other miscellaneous 2,533 2,443 2,426 -0.7 -4.2
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s): 
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.