Canada Data: Wholesale Inventories +1.7% in Dec>

Release for:       December 2017

Source:  Statistics Canada

Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted

                                                       yr-ago

Trade group                             Dec-17  Nov-17  Dec-16

Inventories                             82,833  81,478  76,722

Farm product                               201     202     202

Food, beverage and tobacco               9,002   8,526   8,155

Food                                     8,227   7,845   7,418

Beverage                                   447     433     444

Cigarette and tobacco product              328     248     293

Personal and household goods            13,969  14,116  13,519

Textile, clothing and footwear            #N/A**  #N/A** 2,914*

Home entertainment equipment, applianc   1,043   1,053   1,012

Home furnishings                         1,312   1,301   1,175

Personal goods                           1,725   1,716   1,678

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies    5,749   5,658   5,741

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries         962   1,059     998

Motor vehicle and parts                 12,142  11,867  12,096

Motor vehicle                            7,121   7,001   7,141

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie   4,941   4,786   4,872

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori      80      80      83

Building material and supplies          14,014  14,091  12,266

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.   4,128   4,077   3,777

Metal service centres                    3,907   3,892   3,113

Lumber, millwork, hardware               5,979   6,121   5,376

Machinery, equipment and supplies       23,568  22,756  21,868

Farm, lawn and garden                    6,161   5,800   5,699

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma  10,672  10,157   9,947

Computer and communications equipment    2,275   2,274   2,271

Other machinery, equipment and supplie   4,460   4,525   3,951

Miscellaneous                            9,936   9,921   8,616

Recyclable material                        850     898*    783*

Paper, paper product, disposable plast     761     800     752

Agricultural supplies                    3,902   3,821   3,190

Chemical (except agricultural)           1,597   1,504   1,399

Other miscellaneous                      2,826   2,898   2,491

Percent change:                           m/m           yr/yr

Inventories                                1.7             8.0

Farm product                              -0.5            -0.5

Food, beverage and tobacco                 5.6            10.4

Food                                       4.9            10.9

Beverage                                   3.2             0.7

Cigarette and tobacco product             32.3            11.9

Personal and household goods              -1.0             3.3

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

Home entertainment equipment, applianc    -0.9             3.1

Home furnishings                           0.8            11.7

Personal goods                             0.5             2.8

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies      1.6             0.1

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries        -9.2            -3.6

Motor vehicle and parts                    2.3             0.4

Motor vehicle                              1.7            -0.3

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie     3.2             1.4

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori     0.0            -3.6

Building material and supplies            -0.5            14.3

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.     1.3             9.3

Metal service centres                      0.4            25.5

Lumber, millwork, hardware                -2.3            11.2

Machinery, equipment and supplies          3.6             7.8

Farm, lawn and garden                      6.2             8.1

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma     5.1             7.3

Computer and communications equipment      0.0             0.2

Other machinery, equipment and supplie    -1.4            12.9

Miscellaneous                              0.2            15.3

Recyclable material                       -5.3*            8.6*

Paper, paper product, disposable plast    -4.9             1.2

Agricultural supplies                      2.1            22.3

Chemical (except agricultural)             6.2            14.2

Other miscellaneous                       -2.5            13.4

* 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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