Canada Data: Wholesale Inventories -0.5% in Aug>

Release for:       August 2018

Source:  Statistics Canada

Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted

                                                       yr-ago

Trade group                             Aug-18  Jul-18  Aug-17

Inventories                             86,836  87,244  80,020

Farm product                               156     167     183

Food, beverage and tobacco               8,235   8,390   8,168

Food                                     7,463   7,613   7,453

Beverage                                   516     514     482

Cigarette and tobacco product              256     263     233

Personal and household goods            14,760  15,397  13,992

Textile, clothing and footwear            #N/A    #N/A   2,979

Home entertainment equipment, applianc   1,079   1,180   1,079

Home furnishings                          #N/A    #N/A   1,381

Personal goods                            #N/A   2,687   1,879

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies    5,712   5,951   5,660

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries        #N/A   1,020   1,014

Motor vehicle and parts                 12,315  12,304  12,471

Motor vehicle                            7,270   7,127   7,559

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie   4,966   5,097   4,839

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori      79      80      73

Building material and supplies          14,923  14,984  13,431

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.   4,289   4,414   3,896

Metal service centres                    4,297   4,196   3,643

Lumber, millwork, hardware               6,337   6,373   5,892

Machinery, equipment and supplies       25,099  24,755  22,044

Farm, lawn and garden                    6,996   6,829   5,765

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma  11,019  10,830   9,550

Computer and communications equipment    2,325   2,334   2,307

Other machinery, equipment and supplie   4,757   4,762   4,422

Miscellaneous                           11,349  11,246   9,731

Recyclable material                      1,015    #N/A     892

Paper, paper product, disposable plast     816     805     779

Agricultural supplies                    4,886   4,857   3,696

Chemical (except agricultural)           1,506   1,461   1,319

Other miscellaneous                      3,126   3,081   3,045

Percent change:                           m/m           yr/yr

Inventories                               -0.5             8.5

Farm product                              -6.6           -14.8

Food, beverage and tobacco                -1.8             0.8

Food                                      -2.0             0.1

Beverage                                   0.4             7.1

Cigarette and tobacco product             -2.7             9.9

Personal and household goods              -4.1             5.5

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

Home entertainment equipment, applianc    -8.6             0.0

Home furnishings                          #N/A            #N/A

Personal goods                            #N/A            #N/A

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies     -4.0             0.9

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries        #N/A            #N/A

Motor vehicle and parts                    0.1            -1.3

Motor vehicle                              2.0            -3.8

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie    -2.6             2.6

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori    -1.3             8.2

Building material and supplies            -0.4            11.1

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.    -2.8            10.1

Metal service centres                      2.4            18.0

Lumber, millwork, hardware                -0.6             7.6

Machinery, equipment and supplies          1.4            13.9

Farm, lawn and garden                      2.4            21.4

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma     1.7            15.4

Computer and communications equipment     -0.4             0.8

Other machinery, equipment and supplie    -0.1             7.6

Miscellaneous                              0.9            16.6

Recyclable material                       #N/A            13.8

Paper, paper product, disposable plast     1.4             4.7

Agricultural supplies                      0.6            32.2

Chemical (except agricultural)             3.1            14.2

Other miscellaneous                        1.5             2.7

* use with caution

** too unreliable to be published

Percentage changes calculated by MNI

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