Table 3
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| October 2012 | September 2013r | October 2013p | September to October 2013 | October 2012 to October 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale inventories | 61,348 | 61,890 | 61,768 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| Farm product | 172 | 190 | 203 | 6.8 | 18.0 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 5,561 | 5,657 | 5,790 | 2.4 | 4.1 |
| Food | 4,999 | 5,108 | 5,237 | 2.5 | 4.7 |
| Beverage | 324 | 312 | 322 | 3.4 | -0.6 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 238 | 236 | 231 | -2.3 | -2.9 |
| Personal and household goods | 10,307 | 11,000 | 10,922 | -0.7 | 6.0 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 1,838 | 2,028 | 2,002 | -1.3 | 9.0 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 723 | 737 | 727 | -1.3 | 0.7 |
| Home furnishings | 959 | 1,070 | 1,063 | -0.6 | 10.9 |
| Personal goods | 1,467 | 1,456 | 1,420 | -2.5 | -3.2 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 4,641 | 4,939 | 4,916 | -0.5 | 5.9 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 679 | 770 | 792 | 2.9 | 16.6 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 8,284 | 8,197 | 8,110 | -1.1 | -2.1 |
| Motor vehicle | 4,346 | 4,320 | 4,346 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 3,837 | 3,756 | 3,644 | -3.0 | -5.0 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 101 | 122 | 120 | -1.7 | 19.0 |
| Building material and supplies | 11,380 | 11,290 | 11,303 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 3,149 | 2,973 | 3,014 | 1.4 | -4.3 |
| Metal service centres | 3,379 | 3,445 | 3,408 | -1.1 | 0.9 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 4,852 | 4,872 | 4,882 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 18,103 | 17,898 | 17,661 | -1.3 | -2.4 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 3,709 | 4,025 | 4,095 | 1.8 | 10.4 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 9,395 | 8,915 | 8,569 | -3.9 | -8.8 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 1,713 | 1,577 | 1,567 | -0.7 | -8.5 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,287 | 3,382 | 3,430 | 1.4 | 4.3 |
| Miscellaneous | 7,540 | 7,657 | 7,780 | 1.6 | 3.2 |
| Recyclable material | 575 | 548 | 563 | 2.7 | -2.0 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 673 | 666 | 654 | -1.7 | -2.8 |
| Agricultural supplies | 2,777 | 2,879 | 2,958 | 2.8 | 6.5 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,087 | 1,005 | 1,003 | -0.1 | -7.7 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,428 | 2,560 | 2,601 | 1.6 | 7.1 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals because of rounding.
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