Table 3
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| March 2012 | February 2013r | March 2013p | February to March 2013 | March 2012 to March 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale inventories | 59,470 | 61,723 | 61,802 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| Farm product | 182 | 164 | 157 | -3.8 | -13.7 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 5,509 | 5,493 | 5,484 | -0.2 | -0.5 |
| Food | 4,980 | 4,985 | 4,966 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
| Beverage | 314 | 286 | 298 | 4.3 | -4.9 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 215 | 222 | 220 | -1.3 | 2.0 |
| Personal and household goods | 10,664 | 10,290 | 10,258 | -0.3 | -3.8 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,985 | 1,838 | 1,910 | 3.9 | -3.8 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 768 | 784 | 803 | 2.4 | 4.5 |
| Home furnishings | 923 | 996 | 985 | -1.1 | 6.7 |
| Personal goods | 1,679 | 1,419 | 1,388 | -2.2 | -17.3 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 4,574 | 4,557 | 4,488 | -1.5 | -1.9 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 736 | 696 | 685 | -1.6 | -6.9 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 7,312 | 8,347 | 8,442 | 1.1 | 15.5 |
| Motor vehicle | 3,931 | 4,324 | 4,379 | 1.3 | 11.4 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 3,288 | 3,919 | 3,959 | 1.0 | 20.4 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 93 | 104 | 104 | 0.2 | 12.5 |
| Building material and supplies | 10,884 | 11,554 | 11,613 | 0.5 | 6.7 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 3,070 | 3,149 | 3,180 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
| Metal service centres | 3,298 | 3,435 | 3,397 | -1.1 | 3.0 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 4,516 | 4,970 | 5,036 | 1.3 | 11.5 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 17,422 | 18,355 | 18,329 | -0.1 | 5.2 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 3,382 | 3,998 | 4,013 | 0.4 | 18.7 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 9,190 | 9,120 | 9,118 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 1,598 | 1,805 | 1,811 | 0.3 | 13.3 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,252 | 3,432 | 3,388 | -1.3 | 4.2 |
| Miscellaneous | 7,495 | 7,520 | 7,517 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Recyclable material | 553 | 512 | 502 | -2.0 | -9.2 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 666 | 675 | 678 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Agricultural supplies | 2,833 | 2,883 | 2,879 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,016 | 1,003 | 1,004 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,427 | 2,447 | 2,454 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals because of rounding.
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