Table 3
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| April 2018 |
March 2019r |
April 2019p |
March to April 2019 | April 2018 to April 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale inventories | 82,167 | 90,213 | 90,551 | 0.4 | 10.2 |
| Farm product | 187 | 153 | 155 | 1.8 | -17.0 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 8,033 | 8,963 | 8,926 | -0.4 | 11.1 |
| Food | 7,292 | 8,069 | 8,002 | -0.8 | 9.7 |
| Beverage | 469 | 585 | 611 | 4.4 | 30.3 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 273 | 309 | 313 | 1.4 | 14.7 |
| Personal and household goods | 13,870 | 15,494 | 15,670 | 1.1 | 13.0 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 2,623 | 3,285 | 3,523 | 7.3 | 34.3 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 994 | 1,054 | 1,010 | -4.2 | 1.6 |
| Home furnishings | 1,272 | 1,443 | 1,299 | -10.0 | 2.1 |
| Personal goods | 1,907 | 1,988 | 2,007 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 5,959 | 6,668 | 6,767 | 1.5 | 13.6 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 1,116 | 1,056 | 1,064 | 0.8 | -4.6 |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories | 11,915 | 12,753 | 12,758 | 0.0 | 7.1 |
| Motor vehicle | 6,932 | 7,377 | 7,241 | -1.8 | 4.5 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 4,904 | 5,291 | 5,407 | 2.2 | 10.2 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | 79 | 85 | 110E | 29.7 | 39.1 |
| Building material and supplies | 14,013 | 15,318 | 15,458 | 0.9 | 10.3 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 3,999 | 4,229 | 4,226 | -0.1 | 5.7 |
| Metal service centres | 3,925 | 4,662 | 4,891 | 4.9 | 24.6 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 6,090 | 6,427 | 6,342 | -1.3 | 4.1 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 23,551 | 26,327 | 26,461 | 0.5 | 12.4 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 6,626 | 6,890 | 6,933 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 10,355 | 12,177 | 12,346 | 1.4 | 19.2 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 2,179 | 2,563 | 2,535 | -1.1 | 16.4 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 4,391 | 4,697 | 4,647 | -1.1 | 5.8 |
| Miscellaneous | 10,597 | 11,205 | 11,123 | -0.7 | 5.0 |
| Recyclable material | 965 | 860 | 909 | 5.6 | -5.9 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 784 | 848 | 910 | 7.3 | 16.0 |
| Agricultural supplies | 4,390 | 4,813 | 4,784 | -0.6 | 9.0 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,383 | 1,494 | 1,467 | -1.8 | 6.0 |
| Other miscellaneous | 3,074 | 3,190 | 3,054 | -4.3 | -0.7 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
E
use with caution
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 20-10-0076-01.
Report a problem on this page
Is something not working? Is there information outdated? Can't find what you're looking for?
Please contact us and let us know how we can help you.
- Date modified: