Canada Data: Wholesale Inventories +0.4% in Jan>

Release for:       January 2019

Source:  Statistics Canada

Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted

                                                       yr-ago

Trade group                             Jan-19  Dec-18  Jan-18

Inventories                             90,687  90,287  83,480

Farm product                               198     176     208

Food, beverage and tobacco               8,926   9,119   8,516

Food                                     7,999   8,124   7,733

Beverage                                   567     626     501

Cigarette and tobacco product              360     369     282

Personal and household goods            15,310  14,994  13,778

Textile, clothing and footwear           2,824   2,867   2,569

Home entertainment equipment, applianc   1,120   1,089   1,097

Home furnishings                         1,561   1,528   1,378

Personal goods                           2,256   2,194   1,901*

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies    6,508   6,255   5,791

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries       1,041   1,061   1,040

Motor vehicle and parts                 13,101  12,742  12,503

Motor vehicle                            7,519   7,330   7,373

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie   5,503   5,330   5,048

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori      80      82      82

Building material and supplies          15,447  15,354  13,968

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.   4,320   4,243   4,025

Metal service centres                    4,673   4,629   3,876

Lumber, millwork, hardware               6,453   6,482   6,067

Machinery, equipment and supplies       26,278  26,450  24,206

Farm, lawn and garden                    6,952   7,002   6,759

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma  11,962  11,818  10,347

Computer and communications equipment    2,500   2,574   2,366

Other machinery, equipment and supplie   4,865   5,055   4,734

Miscellaneous                           11,427  11,452  10,301

Recyclable material                        889*    851     865*

Paper, paper product, disposable plast     879     894     793

Agricultural supplies                    4,918   4,939   4,359

Chemical (except agricultural)           1,539   1,549   1,371

Other miscellaneous                      3,204   3,219   2,913

Percent change:                           m/m           yr/yr

Inventories                                0.4             8.6

Farm product                              12.5            -4.8

Food, beverage and tobacco                -2.1             4.8

Food                                      -1.5             3.4

Beverage                                  -9.4            13.2

Cigarette and tobacco product             -2.4            27.7

Personal and household goods               2.1            11.1

Textile, clothing and footwear            -1.5             9.9

Home entertainment equipment, applianc     2.8             2.1

Home furnishings                           2.2            13.3

Personal goods                             2.8            18.7*

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies      4.0            12.4

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries        -1.9             0.1

Motor vehicle and parts                    2.8             4.8

Motor vehicle                              2.6             2.0

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie     3.2             9.0

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori    -2.4            -2.4

Building material and supplies             0.6            10.6

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.     1.8             7.3

Metal service centres                      1.0            20.6

Lumber, millwork, hardware                -0.4             6.4

Machinery, equipment and supplies         -0.7             8.6

Farm, lawn and garden                     -0.7             2.9

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma     1.2            15.6

Computer and communications equipment     -2.9             5.7

Other machinery, equipment and supplie    -3.8             2.8

Miscellaneous                             -0.2            10.9

Recyclable material                        4.5*            2.8*

Paper, paper product, disposable plast    -1.7            10.8

Agricultural supplies                     -0.4            12.8

Chemical (except agricultural)            -0.6            12.3

Other miscellaneous                       -0.5            10.0

* 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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