Table 3 
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry—seasonally adjusted 

Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry—seasonally adjusted
  March
2022
February
2023r
March
2023p
February to March 2023 March 2022 to March 2023
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale inventories 110,038 130,939 173,433 32.5 57.6
Total, wholesale inventories (excluding Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons) 110,038 130,939 131,919 0.7 19.9
Farm product 267 2,316 2,209 -4.6 726.2
Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons .. .. 41,514 .. ..
Food, beverage and tobacco 12,104 14,354 13,974 -2.7 15.4
Food 10,559 12,721 12,278 -3.5 16.3
Beverage 929 859 886 3.1 -4.7
Cigarette and tobacco product 414 507 530 4.5 28.0
Cannabis 202 268 281 4.9 38.7
Personal and household goods 18,866 22,428 22,181 -1.1 17.6
Textile, clothing and footwear 3,838 5,589 5,340 -4.4 39.2
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 1,286 1,511 1,490 -1.4 15.9
Home furnishings 1,745 2,203 2,124 -3.6 21.7
Personal goods 2,565 3,053 3,106 1.7 21.1
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 8,248 8,901 8,950 0.5 8.5
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 1,185 1,171 1,172 0.0 -1.2
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories 12,176 14,328 15,168 5.9 24.6
Motor vehicle 6,569 8,291 9,101 9.8 38.6
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 5,447 5,869 5,924 0.9 8.8
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories F F F F F
Building material and supplies 21,068 23,986 24,579 2.5 16.7
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 6,045 6,921 7,256 4.8 20.0
Metal service centres 5,654 6,153 6,419 4.3 13.5
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 9,369 10,912 10,904 -0.1 16.4
Machinery, equipment and supplies 29,843 35,928 36,722 2.2 23.0
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 5,626 6,918 7,178 3.8 27.6
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 13,641 16,745 17,220 2.8 26.2
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 3,978 4,244 4,211 -0.8 5.8
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 6,598 8,020 8,113 1.2 23.0
Miscellaneous 15,712 17,598 17,087 -2.9 8.7
Recyclable material 1,415E 1,060E 979E -7.6 -30.8
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 1,263 1,522 1,587 4.3 25.6
Agricultural supplies 6,904 8,334 7,791 -6.5 12.9
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,788 1,942 1,966 1.3 10.0
Mineral, ore and precious metal .. 233 275 17.8 ..
Log, wood chips, and other wood .. 111 108 -2.9 ..
Other miscellaneous 4,342 4,397 4,380 -0.4 0.9
r
revised
p
preliminary
..
not available for a specific reference period
E
use with caution
F
too unreliable to be published
Note(s):
  • Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
  • Data for oilseeds and grain merchant wholesales have been included since January 2023, while those for petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons merchant wholesalers were included from March 2023.
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