Table 3 
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry—seasonally adjusted 

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Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry—seasonally adjusted
  May
2023		 April
2024r		 May
2024p		 April to May 2024 May 2023 to May 2024
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale inventories 153,954 140,906 140,523 -0.3 -8.7
Total, wholesale inventories (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain) 129,164 126,636 127,759 0.9 -1.1
Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) 356 406 377 -7.1 6.0
Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 .. .. .. .. ..
Food, beverage and tobacco 13,775 14,065 13,871 -1.4 0.7
Food 12,129 11,720 11,500 -1.9 -5.2
Beverage 901 1,644 1,659 0.9 84.1
Cigarette and tobacco product 478 412 417 1.4 -12.7
Cannabis 266 290 294 1.5 10.5
Personal and household goods 21,084 20,902 20,620 -1.4 -2.2
Textile, clothing and footwear 4,350 3,600 3,559 -1.1 -18.2
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 1,464 1,285 1,301 1.2 -11.1
Home furnishings 1,968 1,806 1,856E 2.8 -5.7
Personal goods 3,060 3,471 3,251 -6.3 6.3
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 9,151 9,514 9,429 -0.9 3.0
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 1,092 1,226 1,223 -0.2 12.0
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories 16,196 16,237 16,633 2.4 2.7
Motor vehicle 10,240 10,086 10,400 3.1 1.6
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 5,819 6,009 6,092 1.4 4.7
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories F 142E F F F
Building material and supplies 23,733 21,679 22,128 2.1 -6.8
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 6,965 6,640 6,626 -0.2 -4.9
Metal service centres 6,418 5,392 5,664 5.0 -11.8
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 10,350 9,646 9,838 2.0 -4.9
Machinery, equipment and supplies 38,027 38,745 39,257 1.3 3.2
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 8,699 10,086 10,253 1.7 17.9
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 17,714 18,370 18,495 0.7 4.4
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 3,751 3,474 3,581 3.1 -4.5
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 7,863 6,815 6,928 1.7 -11.9
Miscellaneous 15,993 14,602 14,873 1.9 -7.0
Recyclable material 1,130 1,016E 1,094 7.7 -3.2
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 1,436 1,325 1,380 4.1 -3.9
Agricultural supplies 7,157 6,438 6,544 1.7 -8.6
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,788 1,618 1,659 2.5 -7.2
Mineral, ore and precious metal 241 283 273 -3.6 13.1
Log, wood chips, and other wood 100 84 86 2.8 -13.3
Other miscellaneous 4,141 3,837 3,837 0.0 -7.3
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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