Table 3 
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry—seasonally adjusted 

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Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry—seasonally adjusted
  March
2023		 February
2024r		 March
2024p		 February to March 2024 March 2023 to March 2024
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale inventories 165,262 140,202 142,892 1.9 -13.5
Total, wholesale inventories (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain) 129,893 126,639 127,548 0.7 -1.8
Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) 345 377 412 9.3 19.2
Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 .. .. .. .. ..
Food, beverage and tobacco 13,904 13,654 13,606 -0.3 -2.1
Food 12,216 11,366 11,292 -0.6 -7.6
Beverage 888 1,568 1,605 2.3 80.6
Cigarette and tobacco product 526 426 399 -6.3 -24.1
Cannabis 273 294 310 5.6 13.5
Personal and household goods 21,865 20,586 20,939 1.7 -4.2
Textile, clothing and footwear 5,099 4,013 4,080E 1.7 -20.0
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 1,486 1,290 1,263 -2.1 -15.0
Home furnishings 2,073 1,745 1,788 2.5 -13.7
Personal goods 3,102 2,847 2,931 2.9 -5.5
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 9,007 9,515 9,658 1.5 7.2
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 1,098 1,176 1,219 3.7 11.0
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories 15,399 16,657 16,695 0.2 8.4
Motor vehicle 9,346 10,472 10,783 3.0 15.4
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 5,906 6,053 5,779 -4.5 -2.1
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories F F F F F
Building material and supplies 24,672 21,856 22,165 1.4 -10.2
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 7,230 6,697 6,693 -0.1 -7.4
Metal service centres 6,432 5,806 5,861E 0.9 -8.9
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 11,010 9,353 9,611 2.8 -12.7
Machinery, equipment and supplies 36,726 38,232 38,813 1.5 5.7
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 7,474 9,992 10,202 2.1 36.5
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 17,096 17,918 18,314 2.2 7.1
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 4,145 3,175 3,130 -1.4 -24.5
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 8,010 7,147 7,167 0.3 -10.5
Miscellaneous 16,983 15,279 14,918 -2.4 -12.2
Recyclable material 1,026E 1,033 939 -9.1 -8.5
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 1,572 1,314 1,313 -0.1 -16.5
Agricultural supplies 7,792 7,067 6,787 -4.0 -12.9
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,921 1,562 1,582 1.3 -17.6
Mineral, ore and precious metal 207 346 265 -23.3 28.1
Log, wood chips, and other wood 104 70 72 3.9 -30.4
Other miscellaneous 4,361 3,887 3,960 1.9 -9.2
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.
Source(s):
Table 20-10-0076-01.

Table note 1

Unadjusted and not included in wholesale sales calculation.
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