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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