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Canada Data: Wholesale Sales +0.5% in Aug>

Release for:       August 2017
Source:  Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                             yr-ago
Trade group                                   Aug-17  Jul-17  Aug-16
Total, wholesale sales                        62,823  62,521  57,064
Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)  55,487  55,255  51,170
Total, ex mtr veh                             50,999  50,932  46,245
Farm product                                     826     774     664
Food, beverage and tobacco                    12,034  12,108  11,284
Food                                          10,860  10,877  10,192
Beverage                                         633     719     571
Cigarette and tobacco product                    541     512     522
Personal and household goods                   9,029   8,744   8,011
Textile, clothing and footwear                 1,517   1,345   1,048
Home entertainment, appliance                    792     810     762
Home furnishings                                 590     597     548
Personal goods                                   887     856     761
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies          4,486   4,425   4,175
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries               758     711     717
Motor vehicle and parts                       11,824  11,588  10,819
Motor vehicle                                  9,530   9,268   8,761
New motor vehicle parts                        2,237   2,265   2,011
Used motor vehicle parts                          57      56      47
Building material and supplies                 8,728   9,046   7,599
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.         2,699   2,716   2,340
Metal service centres                          1,690   1,631   1,400
Lumber, millwork, hardware                     4,339   4,699   3,858
Machinery, equipment and supplies             12,322  12,328  11,281
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                1,862   1,720   1,686
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery      3,912   3,928   3,354
Computer and communications                    3,640   3,741   3,700
Other machinery, equipment and supplies        2,908   2,939   2,541
Miscellaneous                                  8,061   7,933   7,407
Recyclable material                              979     883     663
Paper, paper product, plastic product          1,026   1,000     961
Agricultural supplies                          2,439   2,429   2,336
Chemical (except farm) and allied product      1,462   1,449   1,363
Other miscellaneous                            2,155   2,171   2,083
Percent change:                                 m/m           yr/yr
Total, wholesale sales                           0.5            10.1
Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)     0.4             8.4
Total, ex mtr veh                                0.1            10.3
Farm product                                     6.7            24.4
Food, beverage and tobacco                      -0.6             6.6
Food                                            -0.2             6.6
Beverage                                       -12.0            10.9
Cigarette and tobacco product                    5.7             3.6
Personal and household goods                     3.3            12.7
Textile, clothing and footwear                  12.8            44.8
Home entertainment, appliance                   -2.2             3.9
Home furnishings                                -1.2             7.7
Personal goods                                   3.6            16.6
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies            1.4             7.4
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries               6.6             5.7
Motor vehicle and parts                          2.0             9.3
Motor vehicle                                    2.8             8.8
New motor vehicle parts                         -1.2            11.2
Used motor vehicle parts                         1.8            21.3
Building material and supplies                  -3.5            14.9
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.          -0.6            15.3
Metal service centres                            3.6            20.7
Lumber, millwork, hardware                      -7.7            12.5
Machinery, equipment and supplies                0.0             9.2
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                  8.3            10.4
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery       -0.4            16.6
Computer and communications                     -2.7            -1.6
Other machinery, equipment and supplies         -1.1            14.4
Miscellaneous                                    1.6             8.8
Recyclable material                             10.9            47.7
Paper, paper product, plastic product            2.6             6.8
Agricultural supplies                            0.4             4.4
Chemical (except farm) and allied product        0.9             7.3
Other miscellaneous                             -0.7             3.5
Percentage changes calculated by MNI
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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