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Canada Data: Wholesale Sales -0.5% in Dec>

Release for:       December 2017
Source:  Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                             yr-ago
Trade group                                   Dec-17  Nov-17  Dec-16
Total, wholesale sales                        62,994  63,342  58,485
Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)  55,108  55,608  51,901
Total, ex mtr veh                             51,254  51,437  47,594
Farm product                                     771     836     711
Food, beverage and tobacco                    12,025  12,194  11,462
Food                                          10,801  11,015  10,334
Beverage                                         628     615     604
Cigarette and tobacco product                    597     564     524
Personal and household goods                   8,484   8,772   8,132
Textile, clothing and footwear                 1,204   1,249   1,123
Home entertainment, appliance                    725     878     700
Home furnishings                                 598     605     544
Personal goods                                   756     817     771
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies          4,377   4,413   4,227
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries               824     811     767
Motor vehicle and parts                       11,740  11,905  10,891
Motor vehicle                                  9,489   9,588   8,709
New motor vehicle parts                        2,194   2,257   2,133
Used motor vehicle parts                          58      60      49
Building material and supplies                 9,330   9,081   8,323
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.         2,751   2,711   2,509
Metal service centres                          1,805   1,788   1,496
Lumber, millwork, hardware                     4,773   4,582   4,319
Machinery, equipment and supplies             12,706  12,418  11,228
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                1,702   1,635   1,576
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery      4,257   3,958   3,644
Computer and communications                    3,838   3,808   3,440
Other machinery, equipment and supplies        2,909   3,016   2,568
Miscellaneous                                  7,937   8,135   7,738
Recyclable material                              951   1,009     804
Paper, paper product, plastic product          1,012   1,056     965
Agricultural supplies                          2,177   2,297   2,282
Chemical (except farm) and allied product      1,550   1,523   1,465
Other miscellaneous                            2,247   2,251   2,223
Percent change:                                 m/m           yr/yr
Total, wholesale sales                          -0.5             7.7
Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)    -0.9             6.2
Total, ex mtr veh                               -0.4             7.7
Farm product                                    -7.8             8.4
Food, beverage and tobacco                      -1.4             4.9
Food                                            -1.9             4.5
Beverage                                         2.1             4.0
Cigarette and tobacco product                    5.9            13.9
Personal and household goods                    -3.3             4.3
Textile, clothing and footwear                  -3.6             7.2
Home entertainment, appliance                  -17.4             3.6
Home furnishings                                -1.2             9.9
Personal goods                                  -7.5            -1.9
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies           -0.8             3.5
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries               1.6             7.4
Motor vehicle and parts                         -1.4             7.8
Motor vehicle                                   -1.0             9.0
New motor vehicle parts                         -2.8             2.9
Used motor vehicle parts                        -3.3            18.4
Building material and supplies                   2.7            12.1
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.           1.5             9.6
Metal service centres                            1.0            20.7
Lumber, millwork, hardware                       4.2            10.5
Machinery, equipment and supplies                2.3            13.2
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                  4.1             8.0
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery        7.6            16.8
Computer and communications                      0.8            11.6
Other machinery, equipment and supplies         -3.5            13.3
Miscellaneous                                   -2.4             2.6
Recyclable material                             -5.7            18.3
Paper, paper product, plastic product           -4.2             4.9
Agricultural supplies                           -5.2            -4.6
Chemical (except farm) and allied product        1.8             5.8
Other miscellaneous                             -0.2             1.1
Percentage changes calculated by MNI
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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