Table 3
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| November 2014 |
October 2015r |
November 2015p |
October to November 2015 | November 2014 to November 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale inventories | 67,927 | 73,225 | 73,045 | -0.2 | 7.5 |
| Farm product | 234 | 248E | 255E | 2.8 | 8.9 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 6,322 | 6,526 | 6,543 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Food | 5,735 | 5,939 | 5,930 | -0.1 | 3.4 |
| Beverage | 349 | 358 | 363 | 1.5 | 4.1 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 238 | 229 | 250 | 9.0 | 4.8 |
| Personal and household goods | 11,511 | 13,227 | 13,188 | -0.3 | 14.6 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 2,061 | 2,452 | 2,532 | 3.3 | 22.8 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 788 | 843 | 855 | 1.5 | 8.6 |
| Home furnishings | 1,205 | 1,304 | 1,334 | 2.3 | 10.7 |
| Personal goods | 1,362 | 1,758E | 1,687 | -4.1 | 23.9 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 5,395 | 6,102 | 6,016 | -1.4 | 11.5 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 700 | 769 | 763 | -0.7 | 9.1 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 9,353 | 10,655 | 10,725 | 0.7 | 14.7 |
| Motor vehicle | 5,115 | 5,976 | 5,967 | -0.1 | 16.7 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 4,132 | 4,581 | 4,660 | 1.7 | 12.8 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 107 | 98 | 98 | -0.4 | -8.2 |
| Building material and supplies | 12,434 | 12,026 | 11,983 | -0.4 | -3.6 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 3,118 | 3,237 | 3,224 | -0.4 | 3.4 |
| Metal service centres | 3,830 | 3,257 | 3,185 | -2.2 | -16.8 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 5,486 | 5,532 | 5,573 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 19,239 | 21,336 | 21,063 | -1.3 | 9.5 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 4,315 | 4,519 | 4,593 | 1.6 | 6.4 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 9,459 | 10,710 | 10,383 | -3.1 | 9.8 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 1,861 | 2,049 | 2,019 | -1.5 | 8.5 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 3,605 | 4,058 | 4,069 | 0.3 | 12.9 |
| Miscellaneous | 8,835 | 9,207 | 9,288 | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| Recyclable material | 598 | 509 | 489 | -3.9 | -18.2 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 790 | 866 | 875 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| Agricultural supplies | 3,776 | 3,838 | 3,963 | 3.3 | 5.0 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,236 | 1,349 | 1,363 | 1.1 | 10.2 |
| Other miscellaneous | 2,434 | 2,645 | 2,598 | -1.8 | 6.7 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
E
use with caution
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 081-0012.
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