Table 3 
Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry—seasonally adjusted 

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Wholesale merchants' inventories by industry—seasonally adjusted
  September
2023		 August
2024r		 September
2024p		 August to September 2024 September 2023 to September 2024
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total, wholesale inventories 145,045 139,483 139,701 0.2 -3.7
Total, wholesale inventories (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain) 127,329 128,003 128,226 0.2 0.7
Farm product (excluding oilseed and grain) 378 391 425 8.8 12.5
Petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons1 .. .. .. .. ..
Food, beverage and tobacco 13,432 13,133 12,918 -1.6 -3.8
Food 11,786 11,680 11,475 -1.8 -2.6
Beverage 912 827 806 -2.5 -11.6
Cigarette and tobacco product 471 377 382 1.2 -18.9
Cannabis 264 249 255 2.6 -3.3
Personal and household goods 20,866 20,893 20,851 -0.2 -0.1
Textile, clothing and footwear 4,624 4,043 3,781 -6.5 -18.2
Home entertainment equipment and household appliance 1,347 1,317 1,306 -0.9 -3.1
Home furnishings 1,763 1,690E 1,686E -0.2 -4.3
Personal goods 2,793 2,988 2,823 -5.5 1.1
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies 9,224 9,546 9,993 4.7 8.3
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries 1,115 1,309 1,262 -3.6 13.2
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories 16,849 17,447 17,870 2.4 6.1
Motor vehicle 10,874 11,319 11,556 2.1 6.3
New motor vehicle parts and accessories 5,842 5,994 6,183 3.2 5.8
Used motor vehicle parts and accessories F F F F F
Building material and supplies 22,670 22,394 22,141 -1.1 -2.3
Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 6,823 6,729 6,671 -0.9 -2.2
Metal service centres 6,401 6,280 6,077 -3.2 -5.1
Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies 9,446 9,386 9,393 0.1 -0.6
Machinery, equipment and supplies 37,923 39,235 39,255 0.0 3.5
Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 9,502 10,228 10,325 0.9 8.7
Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies 17,850 18,764 18,534 -1.2 3.8
Computer and communications equipment and supplies 3,288 3,566 3,670 2.9 11.6
Other machinery, equipment and supplies 7,284 6,677 6,725 0.7 -7.7
Miscellaneous 15,211 14,510 14,766 1.8 -2.9
Recyclable material 1,225 1,069E 1,070E 0.0 -12.7
Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product 1,427 1,394 1,415 1.6 -0.8
Agricultural supplies 6,728 6,240 6,409 2.7 -4.7
Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product 1,657 1,665 1,678 0.8 1.2
Mineral, ore and precious metal 246 251 250 -0.3 1.4
Log, wood chips, and other wood 77 102 90 -12.0 16.9
Other miscellaneous 3,850 3,789 3,855 1.7 0.1
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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