Table 3 
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry—seasonally adjusted 

Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry—seasonally adjusted
  June
2023
May
2024r
June
2024p
May to June 2024 June 2023 to June 2024
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions 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.
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