Canada Data: Wholesale Inventories +1.8% in Jun>

Release for:       June 2018

Source:  Statistics Canada

Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted

                                                       yr-ago

Trade group                             Jun-18  May-18  Jun-17

Inventories                             85,738  84,223  79,616

Farm product                               176     180     183

Food, beverage and tobacco               8,337   8,045   8,004

Food                                     7,450   7,286   7,266

Beverage                                   584     471     508

Cigarette and tobacco product              303     288     230

Personal and household goods            14,312  13,993  13,836

Textile, clothing and footwear           2,797   2,618*  2,831

Home entertainment equipment, applianc   1,063   1,043   1,081

Home furnishings                         1,486   1,447   1,361

Personal goods                           1,982   1,973*  1,825

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies    5,861   5,788   5,723

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries       1,124   1,123   1,014

Motor vehicle and parts                 12,398  12,421  12,362

Motor vehicle                            7,246   7,310   7,450

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie   5,066   5,022   4,840

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori      86      89      72

Building material and supplies          14,833  14,299  13,253

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.   4,195   4,122   3,943

Metal service centres                    4,275   3,943   3,533

Lumber, millwork, hardware               6,363   6,235   5,777

Machinery, equipment and supplies       24,517  24,381  22,059

Farm, lawn and garden                    6,683   6,607   5,961

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma  10,792  10,698   9,262

Computer and communications equipment    2,273   2,263   2,431

Other machinery, equipment and supplie   4,769   4,813   4,405

Miscellaneous                           11,165  10,903   9,919

Recyclable material                      1,055*    992*    837

Paper, paper product, disposable plast     830     812     782

Agricultural supplies                    4,732   4,576   3,870

Chemical (except agricultural)           1,471   1,438   1,327

Other miscellaneous                      3,077   3,086   3,103

Percent change:                           m/m           yr/yr

Inventories                                1.8             7.7

Farm product                              -2.2            -3.8

Food, beverage and tobacco                 3.6             4.2

Food                                       2.3             2.5

Beverage                                  24.0            15.0

Cigarette and tobacco product              5.2            31.7

Personal and household goods               2.3             3.4

Textile, clothing and footwear             6.8*           -1.2

Home entertainment equipment, applianc     1.9            -1.7

Home furnishings                           2.7             9.2

Personal goods                             0.5*            8.6

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies      1.3             2.4

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries         0.1            10.8

Motor vehicle and parts                   -0.2             0.3

Motor vehicle                             -0.9            -2.7

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie     0.9             4.7

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori    -3.4            19.4

Building material and supplies             3.7            11.9

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.     1.8             6.4

Metal service centres                      8.4            21.0

Lumber, millwork, hardware                 2.1            10.1

Machinery, equipment and supplies          0.6            11.1

Farm, lawn and garden                      1.2            12.1

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma     0.9            16.5

Computer and communications equipment      0.4            -6.5

Other machinery, equipment and supplie    -0.9             8.3

Miscellaneous                              2.4            12.6

Recyclable material                        6.4*           26.0*

Paper, paper product, disposable plast     2.2             6.1

Agricultural supplies                      3.4            22.3

Chemical (except agricultural)             2.3            10.9

Other miscellaneous                       -0.3            -0.8

* 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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