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Canada Data: Wholesale Inventories +1.1% in Jan>

Release for:       January 2018
Source:  Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                       yr-ago
Trade group                             Jan-18  Dec-17  Jan-17
Inventories                             83,542  82,652  77,030
Farm product                               215     202     206
Food, beverage and tobacco               8,815   8,854   7,812
Food                                     8,109   8,113   7,121
Beverage                                   430     414     432
Cigarette and tobacco product              276     327     259
Personal and household goods            14,158  13,781  13,753
Textile, clothing and footwear           3,142   3,159*  3,118
Home entertainment equipment, applianc   1,108   1,068     968
Home furnishings                         1,302   1,314   1,164
Personal goods                           1,969*  1,703   1,775*
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies    5,689   5,579   5,817
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries         948     957     912
Motor vehicle and parts                 12,606  12,305  11,971
Motor vehicle                            7,455   7,253   6,823
New motor vehicle parts and accessorie   5,069   4,972   5,070
Used motor vehicle parts and accessori      81      80      78
Building material and supplies          13,845  13,996  12,289
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.   4,148   4,143   3,874
Metal service centres                    3,709   3,860   3,045
Lumber, millwork, hardware               5,988   5,994   5,370
Machinery, equipment and supplies       23,883  23,543  21,969
Farm, lawn and garden                    6,340   6,183   5,719
Construction, forestry, mining, and ma  10,275  10,619   9,435
Computer and communications equipment    2,380   2,261   2,318
Other machinery, equipment and supplie   4,888   4,480   4,497
Miscellaneous                           10,021   9,972   9,031
Recyclable material                        850*    841     784*
Paper, paper product, disposable plast     787     757     758
Agricultural supplies                    4,094   3,954   3,430
Chemical (except agricultural)           1,478   1,583   1,398
Other miscellaneous                      2,812   2,837   2,661
Percent change:                           m/m           yr/yr
Inventories                                1.1             8.5
Farm product                               6.4             4.4
Food, beverage and tobacco                -0.4            12.8
Food                                       0.0            13.9
Beverage                                   3.9            -0.5
Cigarette and tobacco product            -15.6             6.6
Personal and household goods               2.7             2.9
Textile, clothing and footwear            -0.5*            0.8
Home entertainment equipment, applianc     3.7            14.5
Home furnishings                          -0.9            11.9
Personal goods                            15.6*           10.9*
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies      2.0            -2.2
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries        -0.9             3.9
Motor vehicle and parts                    2.4             5.3
Motor vehicle                              2.8             9.3
New motor vehicle parts and accessorie     2.0             0.0
Used motor vehicle parts and accessori     1.3             3.8
Building material and supplies            -1.1            12.7
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.     0.1             7.1
Metal service centres                     -3.9            21.8
Lumber, millwork, hardware                -0.1            11.5
Machinery, equipment and supplies          1.4             8.7
Farm, lawn and garden                      2.5            10.9
Construction, forestry, mining, and ma    -3.2             8.9
Computer and communications equipment      5.3             2.7
Other machinery, equipment and supplie     9.1             8.7
Miscellaneous                              0.5            11.0
Recyclable material                        1.1*            8.4*
Paper, paper product, disposable plast     4.0             3.8
Agricultural supplies                      3.5            19.4
Chemical (except agricultural)            -6.6             5.7
Other miscellaneous                       -0.9             5.7
* 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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