Canada Data: Wholesale Inventories +0.6% in Sep>

Release for:       September 2018

Source:  Statistics Canada

Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted

                                                       yr-ago

Trade group                             Sep-18  Aug-18  Sep-17

Inventories                             87,263  86,738  81,025

Farm product                               152     155     157

Food, beverage and tobacco               8,094   8,172   8,161

Food                                     7,331   7,403   7,423

Beverage                                   511     515     497

Cigarette and tobacco product              252     254     240

Personal and household goods            14,793  14,705  13,848

Textile, clothing and footwear            #N/A**  #N/A** 2,566

Home entertainment equipment, applianc   1,076   1,077   1,121

Home furnishings                          #N/A**  #N/A** 1,427

Personal goods                           1,961    #N/A   1,841

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies    6,145   5,656   5,866

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries        #N/A**  #N/A** 1,028

Motor vehicle and parts                 12,185  12,301  12,500

Motor vehicle                            7,066   7,242   7,463

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie   5,043   4,980   4,962

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori      76      78      74

Building material and supplies          15,210  14,861  13,911

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.   4,314   4,293   4,010

Metal service centres                    4,532   4,275   3,658

Lumber, millwork, hardware               6,363   6,293   6,243

Machinery, equipment and supplies       25,537  25,252  22,724

Farm, lawn and garden                    6,894   6,979   6,142

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma  11,388  11,132   9,787

Computer and communications equipment    2,462   2,346   2,320

Other machinery, equipment and supplie   4,794   4,795   4,474

Miscellaneous                           11,292  11,293   9,724

Recyclable material                       #N/A**   987     917

Paper, paper product, disposable plast     884     815     795

Agricultural supplies                    4,787   4,858   3,678

Chemical (except agricultural)           1,502   1,491   1,304

Other miscellaneous                      3,208   3,142   3,031

Percent change:                           m/m           yr/yr

Inventories                                0.6             7.7

Farm product                              -1.9            -3.2

Food, beverage and tobacco                -1.0            -0.8

Food                                      -1.0            -1.2

Beverage                                  -0.8             2.8

Cigarette and tobacco product             -0.8             5.0

Personal and household goods               0.6             6.8

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

Home entertainment equipment, applianc    -0.1            -4.0

Home furnishings                          #N/A            #N/A

Personal goods                            #N/A             6.5

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies      8.6             4.8

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

Motor vehicle and parts                   -0.9            -2.5

Motor vehicle                             -2.4            -5.3

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie     1.3             1.6

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori    -2.6             2.7

Building material and supplies             2.3             9.3

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.     0.5             7.6

Metal service centres                      6.0            23.9

Lumber, millwork, hardware                 1.1             1.9

Machinery, equipment and supplies          1.1            12.4

Farm, lawn and garden                     -1.2            12.2

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma     2.3            16.4

Computer and communications equipment      4.9             6.1

Other machinery, equipment and supplie     0.0             7.2

Miscellaneous                              0.0            16.1

Recyclable material                       #N/A            #N/A

Paper, paper product, disposable plast     8.5            11.2

Agricultural supplies                     -1.5            30.2

Chemical (except agricultural)             0.7            15.2

Other miscellaneous                        2.1             5.8

* 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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