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Canada Data: Wholesale Sales -0.8% in Feb>

Release for:       February 2018
Source:  Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                             yr-ago
Trade group                                   Feb-18  Jan-18  Feb-17
Total, wholesale sales                        62,804  63,287  59,805
Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)  55,157  55,633  52,992
Total, ex mtr veh                             51,544  51,781  48,211
Farm product                                     793     772     715
Food, beverage and tobacco                    12,366  12,373  11,553
Food                                          11,148  11,168  10,476
Beverage                                         620     631     579
Cigarette and tobacco product                    597     575     498
Personal and household goods                   8,745   8,677   8,335
Textile, clothing and footwear                 1,193   1,180   1,140
Home entertainment, appliance                    832     854     798
Home furnishings                                 593     549     575
Personal goods                                   866     832     822
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies          4,459   4,448   4,287
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries               802     814     713
Motor vehicle and parts                       11,261  11,506  11,594
Motor vehicle                                  8,994   9,231   9,350
New motor vehicle parts                        2,201   2,216   2,194
Used motor vehicle parts                          66      59      50
Building material and supplies                 8,802   8,834   8,143
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.         2,858   2,862   2,614
Metal service centres                          1,602   1,553   1,559
Lumber, millwork, hardware                     4,342   4,418   3,970
Machinery, equipment and supplies             13,101  13,088  11,723
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                1,599   1,618   1,696
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery      4,432   4,450   3,947
Computer and communications                    3,966   3,843   3,306
Other machinery, equipment and supplies        3,103   3,177   2,774
Miscellaneous                                  7,738   8,036   7,741
Recyclable material                            1,023     984     906
Paper, paper product, plastic product          1,073   1,068   1,004
Agricultural supplies                          1,825   2,194   2,167
Chemical (except farm) and allied product      1,571   1,549   1,476
Other miscellaneous                            2,245   2,241   2,189
Percent change:                                 m/m           yr/yr
Total, wholesale sales                          -0.8             5.0
Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)    -0.9             4.1
Total, ex mtr veh                               -0.5             6.9
Farm product                                     2.7            10.9
Food, beverage and tobacco                      -0.1             7.0
Food                                            -0.2             6.4
Beverage                                        -1.7             7.1
Cigarette and tobacco product                    3.8            19.9
Personal and household goods                     0.8             4.9
Textile, clothing and footwear                   1.1             4.6
Home entertainment, appliance                   -2.6             4.3
Home furnishings                                 8.0             3.1
Personal goods                                   4.1             5.4
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies            0.2             4.0
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries              -1.5            12.5
Motor vehicle and parts                         -2.1            -2.9
Motor vehicle                                   -2.6            -3.8
New motor vehicle parts                         -0.7             0.3
Used motor vehicle parts                        11.9            32.0
Building material and supplies                  -0.4             8.1
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.          -0.1             9.3
Metal service centres                            3.2             2.8
Lumber, millwork, hardware                      -1.7             9.4
Machinery, equipment and supplies                0.1            11.8
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                 -1.2            -5.7
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery       -0.4            12.3
Computer and communications                      3.2            20.0
Other machinery, equipment and supplies         -2.3            11.9
Miscellaneous                                   -3.7             0.0
Recyclable material                              4.0            12.9
Paper, paper product, plastic product            0.5             6.9
Agricultural supplies                          -16.8           -15.8
Chemical (except farm) and allied product        1.4             6.4
Other miscellaneous                              0.2             2.6
Percentage changes calculated by MNI
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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