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Canada Data: Wholesale Sales -0.1% in Aug>

Release for:       August 2018
Source:  Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                             yr-ago
Trade group                                   Aug-18  Jul-18  Aug-17
Total, wholesale sales                        63,639  63,687  61,491
Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)  55,122  55,195  53,546
Total, ex mtr veh                             52,845  52,739  49,763
Farm product                                     860     826     807
Food, beverage and tobacco                    11,838  11,902  11,753
Food                                          10,556  10,579  10,579
Beverage                                         653     687     626
Cigarette and tobacco product                    628     637     548
Personal and household goods                   9,108   9,156   8,709
Textile, clothing and footwear                 1,253   1,249   1,286
Home entertainment, appliance                    907     946     830
Home furnishings                                 533     563     543
Personal goods                                   940     919     860
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies          4,537   4,601   4,432
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries               938     877     758
Motor vehicle and parts                       10,794  10,947  11,729
Motor vehicle                                  8,521   8,645   9,539
New motor vehicle parts                        2,216   2,238   2,135
Used motor vehicle parts                          56      64      55
Building material and supplies                 9,529   9,750   8,500
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.         2,926   2,908   2,604
Metal service centres                          1,864   1,932   1,651
Lumber, millwork, hardware                     4,739   4,911   4,246
Machinery, equipment and supplies             13,332  13,041  12,128
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                1,734   1,748   1,811
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery      4,413   4,382   3,906
Computer and communications                    3,931   3,729   3,529
Other machinery, equipment and supplies        3,254   3,182   2,883
Miscellaneous                                  8,178   8,064   7,865
Recyclable material                              964   1,050     972
Paper, paper product, plastic product          1,093   1,042   1,027
Agricultural supplies                          2,434   2,285   2,262
Chemical (except farm) and allied product      1,525   1,495   1,412
Other miscellaneous                            2,163   2,191   2,192
Percent change:                                 m/m           yr/yr
Total, wholesale sales                          -0.1             3.5
Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)    -0.1             2.9
Total, ex mtr veh                                0.2             6.2
Farm product                                     4.1             6.6
Food, beverage and tobacco                      -0.5             0.7
Food                                            -0.2            -0.2
Beverage                                        -4.9             4.3
Cigarette and tobacco product                   -1.4            14.6
Personal and household goods                    -0.5             4.6
Textile, clothing and footwear                   0.3            -2.6
Home entertainment, appliance                   -4.1             9.3
Home furnishings                                -5.3            -1.8
Personal goods                                   2.3             9.3
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies           -1.4             2.4
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries               7.0            23.7
Motor vehicle and parts                         -1.4            -8.0
Motor vehicle                                   -1.4           -10.7
New motor vehicle parts                         -1.0             3.8
Used motor vehicle parts                       -12.5             1.8
Building material and supplies                  -2.3            12.1
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.           0.6            12.4
Metal service centres                           -3.5            12.9
Lumber, millwork, hardware                      -3.5            11.6
Machinery, equipment and supplies                2.2             9.9
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                 -0.8            -4.3
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery        0.7            13.0
Computer and communications                      5.4            11.4
Other machinery, equipment and supplies          2.3            12.9
Miscellaneous                                    1.4             4.0
Recyclable material                             -8.2            -0.8
Paper, paper product, plastic product            4.9             6.4
Agricultural supplies                            6.5             7.6
Chemical (except farm) and allied product        2.0             8.0
Other miscellaneous                             -1.3            -1.3
Percentage changes calculated by MNI
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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