Canada Data: Wholesale Inventories +0.6% in Jun>

Release for:       June 2017

Source:  Statistics Canada

Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted

                                                       yr-ago

Trade group                             Jun-17  May-17  Jun-16

Inventories                             79,614  79,128  73,227

Farm product                               192     206     207*

Food, beverage and tobacco               8,004   7,974   7,547

Food                                     7,335   7,287   6,936

Beverage                                   435     441     402

Cigarette and tobacco product              234     247     209

Personal and household goods            14,209  13,767  13,563

Textile, clothing and footwear           3,275*  3,085*  2,730

Home entertainment equipment, applianc   1,079   1,061     947

Home furnishings                         1,214   1,155   1,228

Personal goods                           1,886*  1,869*  1,778

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies    5,749   5,643   5,918

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries       1,007     955     962

Motor vehicle and parts                 12,395  12,549  11,147

Motor vehicle                            7,423   7,639   6,701

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie   4,890   4,825   4,363

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori      82      85      83

Building material and supplies          13,057  13,261  11,688

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.   3,869   3,901   3,575

Metal service centres                    3,438   3,674   3,025

Lumber, millwork, hardware               5,750   5,686   5,088

Machinery, equipment and supplies       21,966  21,631  20,845

Farm, lawn and garden                    5,580   5,425   5,118

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma   9,376   9,534  10,203

Computer and communications equipment    2,467   2,324   1,947

Other machinery, equipment and supplie   4,542   4,348   3,578

Miscellaneous                            9,791   9,740   8,230

Recyclable material                        900*    903     508

Paper, paper product, disposable plast     767     783     759

Agricultural supplies                    3,949   4,003   3,141

Chemical (except agricultural)           1,348   1,356   1,365

Other miscellaneous                      2,827   2,695   2,457

Percent change:                           m/m           yr/yr

Inventories                                0.6             8.7*

Farm product                              -6.8            -7.2

Food, beverage and tobacco                 0.4             6.1

Food                                       0.7             5.8

Beverage                                  -1.4             8.2

Cigarette and tobacco product             -5.3            12.0

Personal and household goods               3.2             4.8

Textile, clothing and footwear             6.2*           20.0*

Home entertainment equipment, applianc     1.7            13.9

Home furnishings                           5.1            -1.1

Personal goods                             0.9*            6.1*

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies      1.9            -2.9

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries         5.4             4.7

Motor vehicle and parts                   -1.2            11.2

Motor vehicle                             -2.8            10.8

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie     1.3            12.1

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori    -3.5            -1.2

Building material and supplies            -1.5            11.7

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.    -0.8             8.2

Metal service centres                     -6.4            13.7

Lumber, millwork, hardware                 1.1            13.0

Machinery, equipment and supplies          1.5             5.4

Farm, lawn and garden                      2.9             9.0

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma    -1.7            -8.1

Computer and communications equipment      6.2            26.7

Other machinery, equipment and supplie     4.5            26.9

Miscellaneous                              0.5            19.0

Recyclable material                       -0.3*           77.2*

Paper, paper product, disposable plast    -2.0             1.1

Agricultural supplies                     -1.3            25.7

Chemical (except agricultural)            -0.6            -1.2

Other miscellaneous                        4.9            15.1

* use with caution

Percentage changes calculated by MNI

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

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