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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