Canada Data: Wholesale Inventories +1.9% in Dec>

Release for:       December 2018

Source:  Statistics Canada

Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted

                                                       yr-ago

Trade group                             Dec-18  Nov-18  Dec-17

Inventories                             90,315  88,620  82,346

Farm product                               171     165     198

Food, beverage and tobacco               9,231   8,654   8,714

Food                                     8,244   7,689   7,931

Beverage                                   621     594     500

Cigarette and tobacco product              366     371     283

Personal and household goods            14,912  14,790  13,447

Textile, clothing and footwear           2,856   2,909   2,579

Home entertainment equipment, applianc   1,103   1,150   1,064

Home furnishings                         1,522   1,563   1,293

Personal goods                           2,215   2,120   1,763

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies    6,157   6,034   5,696

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries       1,059   1,014   1,052

Motor vehicle and parts                 12,558  12,578  12,192

Motor vehicle                            7,181   7,370   7,183

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie   5,293   5,124   4,933

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori      84      83      75

Building material and supplies          15,371  15,283  14,164

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.   4,239   4,242   3,962

Metal service centres                    4,634   4,507   4,084

Lumber, millwork, hardware               6,499   6,534   6,118

Machinery, equipment and supplies       26,600  25,662  23,725

Farm, lawn and garden                    7,076   6,729   6,434

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma  11,811  11,640  10,642

Computer and communications equipment    2,624   2,560   2,227

Other machinery, equipment and supplie   5,088   4,732   4,422

Miscellaneous                           11,472  11,489   9,906

Recyclable material                        854     911     858

Paper, paper product, disposable plast     899     901     779

Agricultural supplies                    4,966   4,984   3,941

Chemical (except agricultural)           1,547   1,498   1,416

Other miscellaneous                      3,205   3,195   2,912

Percent change:                           m/m           yr/yr

Inventories                                1.9             9.7

Farm product                               3.6           -13.6

Food, beverage and tobacco                 6.7             5.9

Food                                       7.2             3.9

Beverage                                   4.5            24.2

Cigarette and tobacco product             -1.3            29.3

Personal and household goods               0.8            10.9

Textile, clothing and footwear            -1.8            10.7

Home entertainment equipment, applianc    -4.1             3.7

Home furnishings                          -2.6            17.7

Personal goods                             4.5            25.6

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies      2.0             8.1

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries         4.4             0.7

Motor vehicle and parts                   -0.2             3.0

Motor vehicle                             -2.6             0.0

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie     3.3             7.3

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori     1.2            12.0

Building material and supplies             0.6             8.5

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.    -0.1             7.0

Metal service centres                      2.8            13.5

Lumber, millwork, hardware                -0.5             6.2

Machinery, equipment and supplies          3.7            12.1

Farm, lawn and garden                      5.2            10.0

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma     1.5            11.0

Computer and communications equipment      2.5            17.8

Other machinery, equipment and supplie     7.5            15.1

Miscellaneous                             -0.1            15.8

Recyclable material                       -6.3            -0.5

Paper, paper product, disposable plast    -0.2            15.4

Agricultural supplies                     -0.4            26.0

Chemical (except agricultural)             3.3             9.3

Other miscellaneous                        0.3            10.1

* 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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