Canada Data: Wholesale Inventories +0.7% in Jul

Release for:       July 2017

Source:  Statistics Canada

Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted

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                                                                 yr-ago

Trade group                                      Jul-17  Jun-17  Jul-16

Inventories                                      80,847  80,274  73,070

Farm product                                        188     191    192*

Food, beverage and tobacco                        8,085   8,030   7,591

Food                                              7,453   7,376   6,987

Beverage                                            420     432     399

Cigarette and tobacco product                       212     222     205

Personal and household goods                     14,485  14,461  13,546

Textile, clothing and footwear                   3,583*  3,550*   2,732

Home entertainment equipment, appliance           1,060   1,078     912

Home furnishings                                  1,199   1,209   1,250

Personal goods                                    2,101  1,886*   1,831

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies             5,684   5,730   5,846

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries                  858   1,007     974

Motor vehicle and parts                          12,619  12,401  11,181

Motor vehicle                                     7,647   7,454   6,671

New motor vehicle parts and accessories           4,893   4,865   4,428

Used motor vehicle parts and accessories             79      82      82

Building material and supplies                   13,161  13,281  11,635

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.            3,948   4,050   3,580

Metal service centres                             3,416   3,508   3,038

Lumber, millwork, hardware                        5,797   5,723   5,017

Machinery, equipment and supplies                22,380  22,017  20,809

Farm, lawn and garden                             5,891   5,647   5,146

Construction, forestry, mining, and machinery     9,515   9,369  10,056

Computer and communications equipment             2,433   2,463   1,982

Other machinery, equipment and supplies           4,541   4,539   3,624

Miscellaneous                                     9,928   9,894   8,116

Recyclable material                                 847    868*     519

Paper, paper product, disposable plastic            752     761     768

Agricultural supplies                             3,889   3,959   3,067

Chemical (except agricultural)                    1,347   1,343   1,327

Other miscellaneous                               3,094   2,964   2,434

Percent change:                                     m/m           yr/yr

Inventories                                         0.7            10.6

Farm product                                       -1.6            -2.1

Food, beverage and tobacco                          0.7             6.5

Food                                                1.0             6.7

Beverage                                           -2.8             5.3

Cigarette and tobacco product                      -4.5             3.4

Personal and household goods                        0.2             6.9

Textile, clothing and footwear                      0.9            31.1

Home entertainment equipment, appliance            -1.7            16.2

Home furnishings                                   -0.8            -4.1

Personal goods                                     11.4            14.7

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies              -0.8            -2.8

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries                -14.8           -11.9

Motor vehicle and parts                             1.8            12.9

Motor vehicle                                       2.6            14.6

New motor vehicle parts and accessories             0.6            10.5

Used motor vehicle parts and accessories           -3.7            -3.7

Building material and supplies                     -0.9            13.1

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.             -2.5            10.3

Metal service centres                              -2.6            12.4

Lumber, millwork, hardware                          1.3            15.5

Machinery, equipment and supplies                   1.6             7.5

Farm, lawn and garden                               4.3            14.5

Construction, forestry, mining, and machinery       1.6            -5.4

Computer and communications equipment              -1.2            22.8

Other machinery, equipment and supplies             0.0            25.3

Miscellaneous                                       0.3            22.3

Recyclable material                                -2.4            63.2

Paper, paper product, disposable plastic           -1.2            -2.1

Agricultural supplies                              -1.8            26.8

Chemical (except agricultural)                      0.3             1.5

Other miscellaneous                                 4.4            27.1

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