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Canada Data: Wholesale Sales -0.5% in Sep>

Release for:       September 2018
Source:  Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                             yr-ago
Trade group                                   Sep-18  Aug-18  Sep-17
Total, wholesale sales                        63,248  63,576  60,927
Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)  57,112  57,513  56,005
Total, ex mtr veh                             52,480  52,842  48,966
Farm product                                     870     874     794
Food, beverage and tobacco                    11,862  11,946  11,333
Food                                          10,558  10,626  10,181
Beverage                                         677     694     607
Cigarette and tobacco product                    627     626     545
Personal and household goods                   9,046   9,194   8,455
Textile, clothing and footwear                 1,375   1,288   1,146
Home entertainment, appliance                    871     892     833
Home furnishings                                 527     538     519
Personal goods                                   892     916     825
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies          4,583   4,595   4,360
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries               798     965     772
Motor vehicle and parts                       10,768  10,734  11,960
Motor vehicle                                  8,514   8,487   9,802
New motor vehicle parts                        2,196   2,192   2,106
Used motor vehicle parts                          58      55      53
Building material and supplies                 9,470   9,329   8,820
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.         2,811   2,906   2,655
Metal service centres                          1,944   1,846   1,626
Lumber, millwork, hardware                     4,715   4,577   4,538
Machinery, equipment and supplies             13,010  13,272  11,827
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                1,587   1,696   1,618
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery      4,435   4,416   3,838
Computer and communications                    3,782   3,912   3,435
Other machinery, equipment and supplies        3,206   3,248   2,936
Miscellaneous                                  8,222   8,227   7,738
Recyclable material                              971     987     883
Paper, paper product, plastic product          1,064   1,086   1,019
Agricultural supplies                          2,452   2,443   2,215
Chemical (except farm) and allied product      1,495   1,523   1,409
Other miscellaneous                            2,239   2,188   2,212
Percent change:                                 m/m           yr/yr
Total, wholesale sales                          -0.5             3.8
Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)    -0.7             2.0
Total, ex mtr veh                               -0.7             7.2
Farm product                                    -0.5             9.6
Food, beverage and tobacco                      -0.7             4.7
Food                                            -0.6             3.7
Beverage                                        -2.4            11.5
Cigarette and tobacco product                    0.2            15.0
Personal and household goods                    -1.6             7.0
Textile, clothing and footwear                   6.8            20.0
Home entertainment, appliance                   -2.4             4.6
Home furnishings                                -2.0             1.5
Personal goods                                  -2.6             8.1
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies           -0.3             5.1
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries             -17.3             3.4
Motor vehicle and parts                          0.3           -10.0
Motor vehicle                                    0.3           -13.1
New motor vehicle parts                          0.2             4.3
Used motor vehicle parts                         5.5             9.4
Building material and supplies                   1.5             7.4
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.          -3.3             5.9
Metal service centres                            5.3            19.6
Lumber, millwork, hardware                       3.0             3.9
Machinery, equipment and supplies               -2.0            10.0
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                 -6.4            -1.9
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery        0.4            15.6
Computer and communications                     -3.3            10.1
Other machinery, equipment and supplies         -1.3             9.2
Miscellaneous                                   -0.1             6.3
Recyclable material                             -1.6            10.0
Paper, paper product, plastic product           -2.0             4.4
Agricultural supplies                            0.4            10.7
Chemical (except farm) and allied product       -1.8             6.1
Other miscellaneous                              2.3             1.2
Percentage changes calculated by MNI
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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