Canada Data: Wholesale Inventories +0.9% in Oct>

Release for:       October 2018

Source:  Statistics Canada

Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted

                                                       yr-ago

Trade group                             Oct-18  Sep-18  Oct-17

Inventories                             87,990  87,171  81,430

Farm product                               158     152     186

Food, beverage and tobacco               8,346   8,053   8,308

Food                                     7,513   7,284   7,557

Beverage                                   532     512     491

Cigarette and tobacco product              300     256     260

Personal and household goods            14,701  14,840  13,943

Textile, clothing and footwear            #N/A**  #N/A** 2,653

Home entertainment equipment, applianc   1,104   1,090   1,082

Home furnishings                         1,568    #N/A   1,396

Personal goods                           1,950   1,960   1,765

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies    6,128   6,149   6,044

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries        #N/A**  #N/A** 1,004

Motor vehicle and parts                 12,297  12,203  12,327

Motor vehicle                            7,125   7,065   7,361

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie   5,090   5,062   4,892

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori      83      76      74

Building material and supplies          15,320  15,112  13,823

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.   4,459   4,230   3,943

Metal service centres                    4,461   4,514   3,871

Lumber, millwork, hardware               6,400   6,367   6,009

Machinery, equipment and supplies       25,677  25,475  23,350

Farm, lawn and garden                    6,935   6,898   6,375

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma  11,321  11,282  10,002

Computer and communications equipment    2,443   2,470   2,268

Other machinery, equipment and supplie   4,978   4,825   4,705

Miscellaneous                           11,491  11,337   9,493

Recyclable material                       #N/A**  #N/A**   865*

Paper, paper product, disposable plast     888     884     795

Agricultural supplies                    4,897   4,819   3,541

Chemical (except agricultural)           1,479   1,502   1,319

Other miscellaneous                      3,281   3,228   2,972

Percent change:                           m/m           yr/yr

Inventories                                0.9             8.1

Farm product                               3.9           -15.1

Food, beverage and tobacco                 3.6             0.5

Food                                       3.1            -0.6

Beverage                                   3.9             8.4

Cigarette and tobacco product             17.2            15.4

Personal and household goods              -0.9             5.4

Textile, clothing and footwear            #N/A            #N/A

Home entertainment equipment, applianc     1.3             2.0

Home furnishings                          #N/A            12.3

Personal goods                            -0.5            10.5

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies     -0.3             1.4

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries        #N/A            #N/A

Motor vehicle and parts                    0.8            -0.2

Motor vehicle                              0.8            -3.2

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie     0.6             4.0

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori     9.2            12.2

Building material and supplies             1.4            10.8

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.     5.4            13.1

Metal service centres                     -1.2            15.2

Lumber, millwork, hardware                 0.5             6.5

Machinery, equipment and supplies          0.8            10.0

Farm, lawn and garden                      0.5             8.8

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma     0.3            13.2

Computer and communications equipment     -1.1             7.7

Other machinery, equipment and supplie     3.2             5.8

Miscellaneous                              1.4            21.0

Recyclable material                       #N/A            #N/A

Paper, paper product, disposable plast     0.5            11.7

Agricultural supplies                      1.6            38.3

Chemical (except agricultural)            -1.5            12.1

Other miscellaneous                        1.6            10.4

* 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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