Canada Data: Wholesale Sales +0.3% 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

Total, wholesale sales                        63,142  62,953  62,105

Total wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars)  56,564  56,409  56,602

Total, ex mtr veh                             52,244  52,443  50,473

Farm product                                     813     851     758

Food, beverage and tobacco                    11,751  11,720  11,771

Food                                          10,483  10,475  10,561

Beverage                                         621     622     623

Cigarette and tobacco product                    646     623     586

Personal and household goods                   8,735   9,020   8,470

Textile, clothing and footwear                 1,049   1,183   1,134

Home entertainment, appliance                    789     840     756

Home furnishings                                 560     552     542

Personal goods                                   870     867     778

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies          4,613   4,751   4,444

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries               855     827     816

Motor vehicle and parts                       10,898  10,510  11,632

Motor vehicle                                  8,769   8,290   9,465

New motor vehicle parts                        2,070   2,161   2,113

Used motor vehicle parts                          60      59      54

Building material and supplies                 9,137   9,071   9,058

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.         2,813   2,840   2,701

Metal service centres                          1,823   1,850   1,746

Lumber, millwork, hardware                     4,501   4,381   4,611

Machinery, equipment and supplies             13,126  13,273  12,674

Farm, lawn and garden machinery                1,758   1,663   1,672

Construction, forestry, mining, machinery      4,427   4,459   4,227

Computer and communications                    3,597   3,936   3,771

Other machinery, equipment and supplies        3,343   3,216   3,004

Miscellaneous                                  8,681   8,508   7,741

Recyclable material                            1,107   1,067     919

Paper, paper product, plastic product          1,059   1,059   1,014

Agricultural supplies                          2,668   2,562   2,086

Chemical (except farm) and allied product      1,422   1,479   1,468

Other miscellaneous                            2,425   2,341   2,253

Percent change:                                 m/m           yr/yr

Total, wholesale sales                           0.3             1.7

Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)     0.3            -0.1

Total, ex mtr veh                               -0.4             3.5

Farm product                                    -4.5             7.3

Food, beverage and tobacco                       0.3            -0.2

Food                                             0.1            -0.7

Beverage                                        -0.2            -0.3

Cigarette and tobacco product                    3.7            10.2

Personal and household goods                    -3.2             3.1

Textile, clothing and footwear                 -11.3            -7.5

Home entertainment, appliance                   -6.1             4.4

Home furnishings                                 1.4             3.3

Personal goods                                   0.3            11.8

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies           -2.9             3.8

Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries               3.4             4.8

Motor vehicle and parts                          3.7            -6.3

Motor vehicle                                    5.8            -7.4

New motor vehicle parts                         -4.2            -2.0

Used motor vehicle parts                         1.7            11.1

Building material and supplies                   0.7             0.9

Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.          -1.0             4.1

Metal service centres                           -1.5             4.4

Lumber, millwork, hardware                       2.7            -2.4

Machinery, equipment and supplies               -1.1             3.6

Farm, lawn and garden machinery                  5.7             5.1

Construction, forestry, mining, machinery       -0.7             4.7

Computer and communications                     -8.6            -4.6

Other machinery, equipment and supplies          3.9            11.3

Miscellaneous                                    2.0            12.1

Recyclable material                              3.7            20.5

Paper, paper product, plastic product            0.0             4.4

Agricultural supplies                            4.1            27.9

Chemical (except farm) and allied product       -3.9            -3.1

Other miscellaneous                              3.6             7.6

Percentage changes calculated by MNI

--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com

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