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Canada Data: Wholesale Inventories +0.8% in Oct>

Release for:       October 2017
Source:  Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                       yr-ago
Trade group                             Oct-17  Sep-17  Oct-16
Inventories                             82,063  81,385  75,275
Farm product                               180     162     221*
Food, beverage and tobacco               8,364   8,208   7,817
Food                                     7,714   7,558   7,177
Beverage                                   414     421     427
Cigarette and tobacco product              236     230     213
Personal and household goods            14,427  14,283  13,777
Textile, clothing and footwear           3,314*  3,175*  2,779
Home entertainment equipment, applianc   1,095   1,122   1,015
Home furnishings                         1,301   1,254   1,216
Personal goods                           1,869   1,910   1,843*
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies    5,867   5,862   5,922
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries         980     961   1,001
Motor vehicle and parts                 12,401  12,503  11,341
Motor vehicle                            7,388   7,465   6,785
New motor vehicle parts and accessorie   4,931   4,955   4,478
Used motor vehicle parts and accessori      82      82      78
Building material and supplies          13,731  13,880  12,260
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.   4,062   4,132   3,724
Metal service centres                    3,730   3,574   3,207
Lumber, millwork, hardware               5,939   6,174   5,329
Machinery, equipment and supplies       23,550  22,745  21,608
Farm, lawn and garden                    6,187   5,948   5,491
Construction, forestry, mining, and ma   9,993   9,654  10,132
Computer and communications equipment    2,406   2,386   2,137
Other machinery, equipment and supplie   4,964   4,757   3,848
Miscellaneous                            9,410   9,604   8,250
Recyclable material                        838*    896     671*
Paper, paper product, disposable plast     780     779     751
Agricultural supplies                    3,537   3,641   2,990
Chemical (except agricultural)           1,317   1,303   1,388
Other miscellaneous                      2,939   2,986   2,450
Percent change:                           m/m           yr/yr
Inventories                                0.8             9.0
Farm product                              11.1           -18.6*
Food, beverage and tobacco                 1.9             7.0
Food                                       2.1             7.5
Beverage                                  -1.7            -3.0
Cigarette and tobacco product              2.6            10.8
Personal and household goods               1.0             4.7
Textile, clothing and footwear             4.4*           19.3*
Home entertainment equipment, applianc    -2.4             7.9
Home furnishings                           3.7             7.0
Personal goods                            -2.1             1.4*
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies      0.1            -0.9
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries         2.0            -2.1
Motor vehicle and parts                   -0.8             9.3
Motor vehicle                             -1.0             8.9
New motor vehicle parts and accessorie    -0.5            10.1
Used motor vehicle parts and accessori     0.0             5.1
Building material and supplies            -1.1            12.0
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.    -1.7             9.1
Metal service centres                      4.4            16.3
Lumber, millwork, hardware                -3.8            11.4
Machinery, equipment and supplies          3.5             9.0
Farm, lawn and garden                      4.0            12.7
Construction, forestry, mining, and ma     3.5            -1.4
Computer and communications equipment      0.8            12.6
Other machinery, equipment and supplie     4.4            29.0
Miscellaneous                             -2.0            14.1
Recyclable material                       -6.5*           24.9*
Paper, paper product, disposable plast     0.1             3.9
Agricultural supplies                     -2.9            18.3
Chemical (except agricultural)             1.1            -5.1
Other miscellaneous                       -1.6            20.0
* use with caution
Percentage changes calculated by MNI
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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