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Canada Data: Wholesale Sales -0.5% in June>

Release for:       June 2017
Source:  Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                             yr-ago
Trade group                                   Jun-17  May-17  Jun-16
Total, wholesale sales                        61,433  61,739  56,475
Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)  53,815  54,221  50,645
Total, ex mtr veh                             50,000  50,194  45,740
Farm product                                     748     793     670
Food, beverage and tobacco                    11,894  12,010  11,119
Food                                          10,777  10,895  10,043
Beverage                                         596     600     570
Cigarette and tobacco product                    522     515     506
Personal and household goods                   8,508   8,485   8,190
Textile, clothing and footwear                 1,104   1,111   1,054
Home entertainment, appliance                    805     818     721
Home furnishings                                 614     592     550
Personal goods                                   858     877     776
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies          4,343   4,328   4,331
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries               783     760     758
Motor vehicle and parts                       11,433  11,545  10,736
Motor vehicle                                  9,125   9,284   8,620
New motor vehicle parts                        2,253   2,209   2,070
Used motor vehicle parts                          55      53      46
Building material and supplies                 8,537   8,539   7,795
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.         2,639   2,656   2,451
Metal service centres                          1,658   1,686   1,408
Lumber, millwork, hardware                     4,239   4,196   3,936
Machinery, equipment and supplies             12,182  12,261  10,887
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                1,614   1,896   1,511
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery      3,853   3,870   3,274
Computer and communications                    3,811   3,528   3,571
Other machinery, equipment and supplies        2,904   2,967   2,531
Miscellaneous                                  8,131   8,106   7,078
Recyclable material                            1,019     928     680
Paper, paper product, plastic product          1,013   1,024     972
Agricultural supplies                          2,364   2,425   1,961
Chemical (except farm) and allied product      1,516   1,590   1,357
Other miscellaneous                            2,219   2,140   2,107
Percent change:                                 m/m           yr/yr
Total, wholesale sales                          -0.5             8.8
Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)    -0.7             6.3
Total, ex mtr veh                               -0.4             9.3
Farm product                                    -5.7            11.6
Food, beverage and tobacco                      -1.0             7.0
Food                                            -1.1             7.3
Beverage                                        -0.7             4.6
Cigarette and tobacco product                    1.4             3.2
Personal and household goods                     0.3             3.9
Textile, clothing and footwear                  -0.6             4.7
Home entertainment, appliance                   -1.6            11.7
Home furnishings                                 3.7            11.6
Personal goods                                  -2.2            10.6
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies            0.3             0.3
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries               3.0             3.3
Motor vehicle and parts                         -1.0             6.5
Motor vehicle                                   -1.7             5.9
New motor vehicle parts                          2.0             8.8
Used motor vehicle parts                         3.8            19.6
Building material and supplies                   0.0             9.5
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.          -0.6             7.7
Metal service centres                           -1.7            17.8
Lumber, millwork, hardware                       1.0             7.7
Machinery, equipment and supplies               -0.6            11.9
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                -14.9             6.8
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery       -0.4            17.7
Computer and communications                      8.0             6.7
Other machinery, equipment and supplies         -2.1            14.7
Miscellaneous                                    0.3            14.9
Recyclable material                              9.8            49.9
Paper, paper product, plastic product           -1.1             4.2
Agricultural supplies                           -2.5            20.6
Chemical (except farm) and allied product       -4.7            11.7
Other miscellaneous                              3.7             5.3
Percentage changes calculated by MNI
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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