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Canada Data: Wholesale Inventories +0.7% in Nov>

Release for:       November 2018
Source:  Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                       yr-ago
Trade group                             Nov-18  Oct-18  Nov-17
Inventories                             88,894  88,269  80,704
Farm product                               161     160     200
Food, beverage and tobacco               8,458   8,257   8,326
Food                                     7,557   7,421   7,574
Beverage                                   596     539     488
Cigarette and tobacco product              305     297     264
Personal and household goods            14,868  14,755  13,777
Textile, clothing and footwear           3,089*  2,998   2,720
Home entertainment equipment, applianc   1,103   1,158   1,068
Home furnishings                         1,568   1,533   1,361
Personal goods                           2,091   1,971   1,762
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies    6,012   6,113   5,820
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries       1,005     982   1,046
Motor vehicle and parts                 13,064  12,504  11,853
Motor vehicle                            7,851   7,320   7,023
New motor vehicle parts and accessorie   5,130   5,100   4,758
Used motor vehicle parts and accessori      82      83      72
Building material and supplies          15,291  15,357  14,102
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.   4,241   4,456   3,944
Metal service centres                    4,503   4,447   3,905
Lumber, millwork, hardware               6,547   6,454   6,253
Machinery, equipment and supplies       25,585  25,725  22,595
Farm, lawn and garden                    6,693   6,886   6,070
Construction, forestry, mining, and ma  11,553  11,383   9,854
Computer and communications equipment    2,572   2,504   2,240
Other machinery, equipment and supplie   4,767   4,952   4,431
Miscellaneous                           11,467  11,512   9,852
Recyclable material                        902*    938*    907*
Paper, paper product, disposable plast     904     891     814
Agricultural supplies                    4,989   4,922   3,819
Chemical (except agricultural)           1,486   1,478   1,340
Other miscellaneous                      3,186   3,282   2,973
Percent change:                           m/m           yr/yr
Inventories                                0.7            10.1
Farm product                               0.6           -19.5
Food, beverage and tobacco                 2.4             1.6
Food                                       1.8            -0.2
Beverage                                  10.6            22.1
Cigarette and tobacco product              2.7            15.5
Personal and household goods               0.8             7.9
Textile, clothing and footwear             3.0*           13.6*
Home entertainment equipment, applianc    -4.7             3.3
Home furnishings                           2.3            15.2
Personal goods                             6.1            18.7
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies     -1.7             3.3
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries         2.3            -3.9
Motor vehicle and parts                    4.5            10.2
Motor vehicle                              7.3            11.8
New motor vehicle parts and accessorie     0.6             7.8
Used motor vehicle parts and accessori    -1.2            13.9
Building material and supplies            -0.4             8.4
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.    -4.8             7.5
Metal service centres                      1.3            15.3
Lumber, millwork, hardware                 1.4             4.7
Machinery, equipment and supplies         -0.5            13.2
Farm, lawn and garden                     -2.8            10.3
Construction, forestry, mining, and ma     1.5            17.2
Computer and communications equipment      2.7            14.8
Other machinery, equipment and supplie    -3.7             7.6
Miscellaneous                             -0.4            16.4
Recyclable material                       -3.8*           -0.6*
Paper, paper product, disposable plast     1.5            11.1
Agricultural supplies                      1.4            30.6
Chemical (except agricultural)             0.5            10.9
Other miscellaneous                       -2.9             7.2
* 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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