Table 3
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry—seasonally adjusted
| November 2022 |
October 2023r |
November 2023p |
October to November 2023 | November 2022 to November 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale inventories | 125,988 | 144,479 | 142,182 | -1.6 | 12.9 |
| Total, wholesale inventories (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons) | 125,988 | 129,840 | 127,933 | -1.5 | 1.5 |
| Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) | 345 | 429 | 414 | -3.3 | 20.2 |
| Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 14,307 | 14,214 | 14,477 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| Food | 12,663 | 12,000 | 12,270 | 2.3 | -3.1 |
| Beverage | 816 | 1,515 | 1,579 | 4.2 | 93.5 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 527 | 434 | 391 | -10.1 | -25.9 |
| Cannabis | 301 | 265 | 236 | -10.6 | -21.5 |
| Personal and household goods | 20,182 | 20,433 | 20,171 | -1.3 | -0.0 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 4,598 | 4,534 | 4,217 | -7.0 | -8.3 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 1,436 | 1,358 | 1,345 | -1.0 | -6.4 |
| Home furnishings | 2,171 | 1,719 | 1,699 | -1.1 | -21.7 |
| Personal goods | 2,875 | 2,838 | 2,884 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 7,973 | 8,913 | 8,807 | -1.2 | 10.5 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 1,129 | 1,071 | 1,219 | 13.8 | 8.0 |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories | 14,165 | 17,483 | 17,372 | -0.6 | 22.6 |
| Motor vehicle | 7,971 | 11,435 | 11,173 | -2.3 | 40.2 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 6,073 | 5,890 | 6,066 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | F | F | F | F | F |
| Building material and supplies | 23,814 | 22,545 | 21,874 | -3.0 | -8.1 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 6,960 | 6,675 | 6,719 | 0.7 | -3.5 |
| Metal service centres | 6,600 | 6,337 | 5,662 | -10.7 | -14.2 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 10,254 | 9,532 | 9,493 | -0.4 | -7.4 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 35,216 | 39,168 | 37,944 | -3.1 | 7.7 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 6,933 | 10,049 | 9,193 | -8.5 | 32.6 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 16,363 | 18,288 | 18,044 | -1.3 | 10.3 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 4,349 | 3,247 | 3,276 | 0.9 | -24.7 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 7,570 | 7,585 | 7,431 | -2.0 | -1.8 |
| Miscellaneous | 17,960 | 15,569 | 15,680 | 0.7 | -12.7 |
| Recyclable material | 1,082 | 1,253 | 1,203 | -4.1 | 11.1 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 1,470 | 1,343 | 1,334 | -0.6 | -9.2 |
| Agricultural supplies | 8,437 | 7,091 | 7,396 | 4.3 | -12.3 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,990 | 1,746 | 1,709 | -2.1 | -14.1 |
| Mineral, ore and precious metal | .. | 244 | 224 | -8.1 | .. |
| Log, wood chips, and other wood | .. | 108 | 113 | 4.0 | .. |
| Other miscellaneous | 4,766 | 3,784 | 3,701 | -2.2 | -22.3 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
..
not available for a specific reference period
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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