Table 3
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry—seasonally adjusted
| June 2023 |
May 2024r |
June 2024p |
May to June 2024 | June 2023 to June 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total, wholesale inventories | 142,663 | 139,596 | 138,662 | -0.7 | -2.8 |
| Total, wholesale inventories (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain) | 127,411 | 126,887 | 126,819 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) | 381 | 371 | 371 | -0.2 | -2.8 |
| Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 13,801 | 13,177 | 13,115 | -0.5 | -5.0 |
| Food | 12,131 | 11,640 | 11,639 | -0.0 | -4.1 |
| Beverage | 922 | 874 | 833 | -4.8 | -9.7 |
| Cigarette and tobacco product | 487 | 403 | 387 | -4.0 | -20.5 |
| Cannabis | 261 | 260 | 257 | -1.2 | -1.8 |
| Personal and household goods | 21,362 | 20,425 | 20,319 | -0.5 | -4.9 |
| Textile, clothing and footwear | 4,588 | 3,512 | 3,552 | 1.1 | -22.6 |
| Home entertainment equipment and household appliance | 1,396 | 1,291 | 1,264 | -2.1 | -9.5 |
| Home furnishings | 1,963 | 1,834E | 1,740 | -5.1 | -11.3 |
| Personal goods | 3,079 | 3,251 | 3,162 | -2.7 | 2.7 |
| Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies | 9,224 | 9,335 | 9,355 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries | 1,113 | 1,203 | 1,246 | 3.6 | 11.9 |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories | 16,340 | 16,809 | 16,845 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Motor vehicle | 10,143 | 10,523 | 10,719 | 1.9 | 5.7 |
| New motor vehicle parts and accessories | 6,058 | 6,150 | 5,983 | -2.7 | -1.2 |
| Used motor vehicle parts and accessories | F | F | F | F | F |
| Building material and supplies | 23,241 | 21,999 | 22,175 | 0.8 | -4.6 |
| Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies | 6,972 | 6,551 | 6,542 | -0.1 | -6.2 |
| Metal service centres | 6,248 | 5,718 | 5,933 | 3.8 | -5.0 |
| Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies | 10,021 | 9,730 | 9,699 | -0.3 | -3.2 |
| Machinery, equipment and supplies | 36,869 | 39,129 | 38,846 | -0.7 | 5.4 |
| Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment | 8,566 | 10,236 | 10,360 | 1.2 | 20.9 |
| Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies | 17,509 | 18,515 | 18,376 | -0.7 | 4.9 |
| Computer and communications equipment and supplies | 3,505 | 3,477 | 3,445 | -0.9 | -1.7 |
| Other machinery, equipment and supplies | 7,288 | 6,900 | 6,665 | -3.4 | -8.5 |
| Miscellaneous | 15,417 | 14,977 | 15,149 | 1.1 | -1.7 |
| Recyclable material | 1,069 | 1,111 | 1,176E | 5.8 | 10.0 |
| Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product | 1,474 | 1,396 | 1,389 | -0.5 | -5.8 |
| Agricultural supplies | 6,802 | 6,553 | 6,797 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product | 1,640 | 1,654 | 1,608 | -2.8 | -1.9 |
| Mineral, ore and precious metal | 213 | 280 | 271 | -3.0 | 27.3 |
| Log, wood chips, and other wood | 75 | 84 | 84 | 0.3 | 12.8 |
| Other miscellaneous | 4,144 | 3,899 | 3,823 | -1.9 | -7.7 |
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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