Canada Data: Wholesale Inventories Unch in Feb>

Release for:       February 2018

Source:  Statistics Canada

Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted

                                                       yr-ago

Trade group                             Feb-18  Jan-18  Feb-17

Inventories                             83,590  83,554  78,204

Farm product                               216     214     208

Food, beverage and tobacco               8,859   8,825   7,787

Food                                     8,128   8,114   7,126

Beverage                                   453     433     428

Cigarette and tobacco product              277     277     233

Personal and household goods            14,279  14,017  13,865

Textile, clothing and footwear            #N/A** 3,119   3,179*

Home entertainment equipment, applianc   1,094   1,105     973

Home furnishings                         1,341   1,307   1,210

Personal goods                           1,991*  1,935*  1,908

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies    5,768   5,595   5,704

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries         968     956     891

Motor vehicle and parts                 12,278  12,594  12,046

Motor vehicle                            7,181   7,446   6,926

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie   5,021   5,068   5,044

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori      76      81      76

Building material and supplies          13,765  13,826  12,521

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.   4,215   4,168   3,900

Metal service centres                    3,632   3,704   3,329

Lumber, millwork, hardware               5,918   5,954   5,292

Machinery, equipment and supplies       23,950  24,001  22,700

Farm, lawn and garden                    6,278   6,353   6,022

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma  10,744  10,364  10,076

Computer and communications equipment    2,322   2,370   2,361

Other machinery, equipment and supplie   4,606   4,913   4,242

Miscellaneous                           10,242  10,077   9,077

Recyclable material                        833     844*   #N/A**

Paper, paper product, disposable plast     801     791     771

Agricultural supplies                    4,170   4,109   3,537

Chemical (except agricultural)           1,563   1,499   1,429

Other miscellaneous                      2,876   2,835   2,452

Percent change:                           m/m           yr/yr

Inventories                                0.0             6.9

Farm product                               0.9             3.8

Food, beverage and tobacco                 0.4            13.8

Food                                       0.2            14.1

Beverage                                   4.6             5.8

Cigarette and tobacco product              0.0            18.9

Personal and household goods               1.9             3.0

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

Home entertainment equipment, applianc    -1.0            12.4

Home furnishings                           2.6            10.8

Personal goods                             2.9*            4.4*

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies      3.1             1.1

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries         1.3             8.6

Motor vehicle and parts                   -2.5             1.9

Motor vehicle                             -3.6             3.7

New motor vehicle parts and accessorie    -0.9            -0.5

Used motor vehicle parts and accessori    -6.2             0.0

Building material and supplies            -0.4             9.9

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.     1.1             8.1

Metal service centres                     -1.9             9.1

Lumber, millwork, hardware                -0.6            11.8

Machinery, equipment and supplies         -0.2             5.5

Farm, lawn and garden                     -1.2             4.3

Construction, forestry, mining, and ma     3.7             6.6

Computer and communications equipment     -2.0            -1.7

Other machinery, equipment and supplie    -6.2             8.6

Miscellaneous                              1.6            12.8

Recyclable material                       -1.3*           #N/A**

Paper, paper product, disposable plast     1.3             3.9

Agricultural supplies                      1.5            17.9

Chemical (except agricultural)             4.3             9.4

Other miscellaneous                        1.4            17.3

* 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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