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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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