Canada Data: Wholesale Inventories +0.2% in Aug>

Release for:       August 2017

Source:  Statistics Canada

Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted

                                                       yr-ago

Trade group                             Aug-17  Jul-17  Aug-16

Inventories                             80,778  80,628  73,745

Farm product                               186*    188     188

Food, beverage and tobacco               8,180   8,059   7,698

Food                                     7,546   7,432   7,052

Beverage                                   406     415     411

Cigarette and tobacco product              228     212     235

Personal and household goods            14,626  14,461  13,595

Textile, clothing and footwear            #N/A** 3,545*  2,753

Home entertainment equipment, applianc   1,106   1,069     864

Home furnishings                         1,282   1,215   1,196

Personal goods                           2,047   2,098   1,886

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies    5,659   5,680   5,913

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries       1,007     853     983

Motor vehicle and parts                 12,408  12,469  11,321

Motor vehicle                            7,459   7,502   6,777

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie   4,869   4,888   4,463

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori      80      79      81

Building material and supplies          13,385  13,164  11,899

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.   3,983   3,952   3,630

Metal service centres                    3,562   3,423   3,081

Lumber, millwork, hardware               5,840   5,788   5,188

Machinery, equipment and supplies       22,369  22,412  20,945

Farm, lawn and garden                    5,734   5,902   5,236

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma   9,597   9,538   9,898

Computer and communications equipment    2,338   2,413   2,071

Other machinery, equipment and supplie   4,699   4,559   3,740

Miscellaneous                            9,625   9,875   8,098

Recyclable material                        824*    841     527

Paper, paper product, disposable plast     759     754     777

Agricultural supplies                    3,690   3,863   3,044

Chemical (except agricultural)           1,347   1,342   1,344

Other miscellaneous                      3,004   3,075   2,406

Percent change:                           m/m           yr/yr

Inventories                                0.2             9.5

Farm product                              -1.1            -1.1*

Food, beverage and tobacco                 1.5             6.3

Food                                       1.5             7.0

Beverage                                  -2.2            -1.2

Cigarette and tobacco product              7.5            -3.0

Personal and household goods               1.1             7.6

Textile, clothing and footwear            #N/A**          #N/A**

Home entertainment equipment, applianc     3.5            28.0

Home furnishings                           5.5             7.2

Personal goods                            -2.4             8.5

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies     -0.4            -4.3

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries        18.1             2.4

Motor vehicle and parts                   -0.5             9.6

Motor vehicle                             -0.6            10.1

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie    -0.4             9.1

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori     1.3            -1.2

Building material and supplies             1.7            12.5

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.     0.8             9.7

Metal service centres                      4.1            15.6

Lumber, millwork, hardware                 0.9            12.6

Machinery, equipment and supplies         -0.2             6.8

Farm, lawn and garden                     -2.8             9.5

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma     0.6            -3.0

Computer and communications equipment     -3.1            12.9

Other machinery, equipment and supplie     3.1            25.6

Miscellaneous                             -2.5            18.9

Recyclable material                       -2.0*           56.4

Paper, paper product, disposable plast     0.7            -2.3

Agricultural supplies                     -4.5            21.2

Chemical (except agricultural)             0.4             0.2

Other miscellaneous                       -2.3            24.9

* 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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