Table 3 
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry—seasonally adjusted 

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Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry—seasonally adjusted
  April
2023		 March
2024r		 April
2024p		 March to April 2024 April 2023 to April 2024
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale inventories 151,736 141,529 141,090 -0.3 -7.0
Total, wholesale inventories (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain) 129,284 126,951 126,347 -0.5 -2.3
Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) 342 413 413 -0.0 20.7
Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 .. .. .. .. ..
Food, beverage and tobacco 13,903 13,615 14,095 3.5 1.4
Food 12,255 11,304 11,762 4.0 -4.0
Beverage 865 1,610 1,644 2.1 90.0
Cigarette and tobacco product 506 407 412 1.1 -18.6
Cannabis 277 294 277 -5.8 0.1
Personal and household goods 21,640 20,522 20,948 2.1 -3.2
Textile, clothing and footwear 4,808E 3,991 3,681 -7.8 -23.4
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 1,487 1,247 1,268 1.7 -14.7
Home furnishings 2,016 1,790 1,797 0.4 -10.9
Personal goods 3,172 2,946 3,457 17.4 9.0
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 9,054 9,327 9,523 2.1 5.2
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 1,103 1,221 1,223 0.2 10.9
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories 15,697 16,691 16,125 -3.4 2.7
Motor vehicle 9,697 10,702 10,005 -6.5 3.2
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 5,864 5,853 5,977 2.1 1.9
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories F F 144E F F
Building material and supplies 24,238 22,163 21,553 -2.8 -11.1
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 7,097 6,667 6,666 -0.0 -6.1
Metal service centres 6,424 5,839 5,296 -9.3 -17.6
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 10,717 9,657 9,591 -0.7 -10.5
Machinery, equipment and supplies 36,716 38,627 38,668 0.1 5.3
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 7,697 10,158 10,069 -0.9 30.8
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 17,201 18,212 18,268 0.3 6.2
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 3,928 3,158 3,496 10.7 -11.0
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 7,890 7,100 6,834 -3.7 -13.4
Miscellaneous 16,748 14,920 14,543 -2.5 -13.2
Recyclable material 1,076E 950 990E 4.2 -8.0
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 1,457 1,339 1,295 -3.3 -11.1
Agricultural supplies 7,806 6,749 6,429 -4.7 -17.6
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,906 1,596 1,607 0.7 -15.7
Mineral, ore and precious metal 206 263 287 8.9 39.4
Log, wood chips, and other wood 102 72 85 18.0 -17.0
Other miscellaneous 4,196 3,951 3,851 -2.5 -8.2
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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