Table 3
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| August 2012 | July 2013r | August 2013p | July to August 2013 | August 2012 to August 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale inventories | 61,198 | 62,239 | 61,924 | -0.5 | 1.2 |
| Farm product | 149 | 164 | 166 | 1.7 | 11.7 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 5,526 | 5,557 | 5,564 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Food | 4,991 | 4,994 | 5,000 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Beverage | 309 | 335 | 339 | 1.1 | 9.8 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 227 | 228 | 225 | -1.3 | -0.6 |
| Personal and household goods | 10,496 | 10,893 | 10,958 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,840 | 2,111 | 2,042 | -3.3 | 11.0 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 736 | 747 | 725 | -3.0 | -1.6 |
| Home furnishings | 980 | 1,039 | 1,067 | 2.7 | 8.9 |
| Personal goods | 1,535 | 1,449 | 1,458 | 0.6 | -5.0 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 4,712 | 4,821 | 4,894 | 1.5 | 3.9 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 694 | 725 | 772 | 6.5 | 11.3 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 8,482 | 8,360 | 8,507 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| Motor vehicle | 4,558 | 4,470 | 4,583 | 2.5 | 0.6 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 3,817 | 3,776 | 3,809 | 0.9 | -0.2 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 107 | 114 | 115 | 0.9 | 7.5 |
| Building material and supplies | 11,359 | 11,627 | 11,385 | -2.1 | 0.2 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 3,155 | 3,034 | 2,957 | -2.6 | -6.3 |
| Metal service centres | 3,391 | 3,477 | 3,596 | 3.4 | 6.0 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 4,813 | 5,116 | 4,832 | -5.5 | 0.4 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 17,770 | 17,962 | 17,726 | -1.3 | -0.2 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 3,624 | 3,994 | 3,977 | -0.4 | 9.7 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 9,127 | 9,013 | 8,883 | -1.4 | -2.7 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 1,639 | 1,638 | 1,590 | -2.9 | -2.9 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,381 | 3,318 | 3,275 | -1.3 | -3.1 |
| Miscellaneous | 7,415 | 7,675 | 7,616 | -0.8 | 2.7 |
| Recyclable material | 590 | 511 | 536 | 4.9 | -9.1 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 713 | 694 | 690 | -0.7 | -3.3 |
| Agricultural supplies | 2,663 | 2,903 | 2,819 | -2.9 | 5.9 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,103 | 990 | 989 | -0.1 | -10.4 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,346 | 2,577 | 2,581 | 0.2 | 10.1 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals because of rounding.
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