Table 3
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| July 2012 | June 2013r | July 2013p | June to July 2013 | July 2012 to July 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale inventories | 60,676 | 62,236 | 62,283 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Farm product | 159 | 160 | 162 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 5,461 | 5,600 | 5,570 | -0.5 | 2.0 |
| Food | 4,923 | 5,033 | 4,994 | -0.8 | 1.4 |
| Beverage | 303 | 345 | 348 | 0.7 | 14.6 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 235 | 221 | 229 | 3.4 | -2.6 |
| Personal and household goods | 10,584 | 10,596 | 10,834 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,910 | 1,860 | 2,086 | 12.1 | 9.2 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 739 | 770 | 758 | -1.6 | 2.5 |
| Home furnishings | 999 | 1,047 | 1,028 | -1.8 | 3.0 |
| Personal goods | 1,535 | 1,412 | 1,442 | 2.1 | -6.1 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 4,687 | 4,810 | 4,800 | -0.2 | 2.4 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 714 | 696 | 721 | 3.5 | 0.9 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 8,188 | 8,624 | 8,465 | -1.8 | 3.4 |
| Motor vehicle | 4,310 | 4,722 | 4,576 | -3.1 | 6.2 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 3,774 | 3,791 | 3,775 | -0.4 | 0.0 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 105 | 111 | 113 | 1.9 | 8.3 |
| Building material and supplies | 11,282 | 11,457 | 11,477 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 3,152 | 3,053 | 3,043 | -0.3 | -3.5 |
| Metal service centres | 3,389 | 3,353 | 3,382 | 0.9 | -0.2 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 4,742 | 5,051 | 5,052 | 0.0 | 6.5 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 17,688 | 18,092 | 18,142 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 3,575 | 3,868 | 4,043 | 4.5 | 13.1 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 9,019 | 9,118 | 9,039 | -0.9 | 0.2 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 1,673 | 1,622 | 1,647 | 1.5 | -1.6 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,421 | 3,483 | 3,413 | -2.0 | -0.2 |
| Miscellaneous | 7,312 | 7,707 | 7,634 | -1.0 | 4.4 |
| Recyclable material | 571 | 517 | 517 | 0.0 | -9.4 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 710 | 707 | 684 | -3.3 | -3.7 |
| Agricultural supplies | 2,583 | 2,907 | 2,899 | -0.3 | 12.3 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,100 | 1,020 | 992 | -2.8 | -9.8 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,349 | 2,556 | 2,542 | -0.6 | 8.2 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals because of rounding.
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