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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