Table 3
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry—seasonally adjusted
| May 2022 |
April 2023r |
May 2023p |
April to May 2023 | May 2022 to May 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale inventories | 116,291 | 151,700 | 189,471 | 24.9 | 62.9 |
| Total, wholesale inventories (excluding Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons) | 116,291 | 129,248 | 129,043 | -0.2 | 11.0 |
| Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) | 280 | 339 | 355 | 4.5 | 25.3 |
| Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 12,807 | 13,939 | 13,704 | -1.7 | 7.0 |
| Food | 11,349 | 12,293 | 12,042 | -2.0 | 6.1 |
| Beverage | 791 | 864 | 907 | 4.9 | 14.6 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 436 | 505 | 483 | -4.3 | 10.8 |
| Cannabis | 230 | 277 | 272 | -1.7 | 17.9 |
| Personal and household goods | 19,326 | 21,605 | 21,265 | -1.6 | 10.0 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 3,764 | 4,768E | 4,412 | -7.5 | 17.2 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 1,363 | 1,497 | 1,478 | -1.3 | 8.4 |
| Home furnishings | 1,902 | 2,039 | 2,009 | -1.5 | 5.6 |
| Personal goods | 2,784 | 3,175 | 3,112 | -2.0 | 11.8 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 8,395 | 9,031 | 9,169 | 1.5 | 9.2 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 1,117 | 1,096 | 1,085 | -1.0 | -2.9 |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories | 12,975 | 15,681 | 15,927 | 1.6 | 22.7 |
| Motor vehicle | 6,681 | 9,662 | 9,928 | 2.7 | 48.6 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 6,192 | 5,882 | 5,862 | -0.3 | -5.3 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | F | F | F | F | F |
| Building material and supplies | 22,187 | 24,279 | 23,698 | -2.4 | 6.8 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 6,477 | 7,115 | 6,907 | -2.9 | 6.6 |
| Metal service centres | 6,120 | 6,424 | 6,406 | -0.3 | 4.7 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 9,589 | 10,740 | 10,385 | -3.3 | 8.3 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 31,491 | 36,653 | 38,162 | 4.1 | 21.2 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 6,271 | 7,600 | 8,754 | 15.2 | 39.6 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 14,049 | 17,123 | 17,518 | 2.3 | 24.7 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 4,389 | 3,982 | 3,933 | -1.2 | -10.4 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 6,782 | 7,947 | 7,956 | 0.1 | 17.3 |
| Miscellaneous | 17,225 | 16,752 | 15,934 | -4.9 | -7.5 |
| Recyclable material | 1,326 | 1,073E | 1,134E | 5.6 | -14.5 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 1,300 | 1,456 | 1,422 | -2.4 | 9.4 |
| Agricultural supplies | 7,956 | 7,811 | 7,061 | -9.6 | -11.2 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,901 | 1,906 | 1,835 | -3.7 | -3.5 |
| Mineral, ore and precious metal | .. | 206 | 185 | 5.6 | .. |
| Log, wood chips, and other wood | .. | 102 | 104 | -1.9 | .. |
| Other miscellaneous | 4,743 | 4,198 | 4,194 | -0.1 | -11.6 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
..
not available for a specific reference period
...
not applicable
E
use with caution
F
too unreliable to be published
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 20-10-0076-01.
Table note 1
Unadjusted and not included in wholesale sales calculation.
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