Canada Data: Wholesale Inventories -0.1% in Mar>

Release for:       March 2018

Source:  Statistics Canada

Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted

                                                       yr-ago

Trade group                             Mar-18  Feb-18  Mar-17

Inventories                             82,571  82,625  77,553

Farm product                               200     206     191

Food, beverage and tobacco               8,543   8,512   7,859

Food                                     7,752   7,717   7,104

Beverage                                   506     521     516

Cigarette and tobacco product              285     274     239

Personal and household goods            13,804  13,883  13,091

Textile, clothing and footwear           2,513   2,505   2,497

Home entertainment equipment, applianc   1,068   1,089   1,007

Home furnishings                         1,393   1,407   1,225

Personal goods                           1,819   1,938*  1,824

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies    5,993   5,913   5,608

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries       1,018   1,029     930

Motor vehicle and parts                 12,043  12,202  12,121

Motor vehicle                            6,892   7,109   7,062

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie   5,075   5,017   4,989

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori      76      75      71

Building material and supplies          13,941  13,828  13,020

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.   4,046   4,145   3,766

Metal service centres                    3,842   3,672   3,666

Lumber, millwork, hardware               6,054   6,012   5,588

Machinery, equipment and supplies       23,905  23,910  21,755

Farm, lawn and garden                    6,685   6,476   5,821

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma  10,498  10,634   9,221

Computer and communications equipment    2,311   2,313   2,443

Other machinery, equipment and supplie   4,411   4,486   4,270

Miscellaneous                           10,133  10,085   9,515

Recyclable material                        933     804     816

Paper, paper product, disposable plast     768     804     784

Agricultural supplies                    4,212   4,170   3,643

Chemical (except agricultural)           1,426   1,425   1,362

Other miscellaneous                      2,794   2,882   2,910

Percent change:                           m/m           yr/yr

Inventories                               -0.1             6.5

Farm product                              -2.9             4.7

Food, beverage and tobacco                 0.4             8.7

Food                                       0.5             9.1

Beverage                                  -2.9            -1.9

Cigarette and tobacco product              4.0            19.2

Personal and household goods              -0.6             5.4

Textile, clothing and footwear             0.3             0.6

Home entertainment equipment, applianc    -1.9             6.1

Home furnishings                          -1.0            13.7

Personal goods                            -6.1*           -0.3*

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies      1.4             6.9

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries        -1.1             9.5

Motor vehicle and parts                   -1.3            -0.6

Motor vehicle                             -3.1            -2.4

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie     1.2             1.7

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori     1.3             7.0

Building material and supplies             0.8             7.1

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.    -2.4             7.4

Metal service centres                      4.6             4.8

Lumber, millwork, hardware                 0.7             8.3

Machinery, equipment and supplies          0.0             9.9

Farm, lawn and garden                      3.2            14.8

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma    -1.3            13.8

Computer and communications equipment     -0.1            -5.4

Other machinery, equipment and supplie    -1.7             3.3

Miscellaneous                              0.5             6.5

Recyclable material                       16.0            14.3

Paper, paper product, disposable plast    -4.5            -2.0

Agricultural supplies                      1.0            15.6

Chemical (except agricultural)             0.1             4.7

Other miscellaneous                       -3.1            -4.0

* use with caution

** too unreliable to be published

Percentage changes calculated by MNI

--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com

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