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Canada Data: Wholesale Sales -0.8% in Jun>

Release for:       June 2018
Source:  Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                             yr-ago
Trade group                                   Jun-18  May-18  Jun-17
Total, wholesale sales                        63,074  63,554  60,693
Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)  54,859  55,466  52,811
Total, ex mtr veh                             52,222  52,494  49,374
Farm product                                     822     833     761
Food, beverage and tobacco                    11,681  11,726  11,691
Food                                          10,396  10,444  10,558
Beverage                                         661     654     599
Cigarette and tobacco product                    624     628     534
Personal and household goods                   8,746   8,739   8,531
Textile, clothing and footwear                 1,126   1,076   1,156
Home entertainment, appliance                    841     813     831
Home furnishings                                 591     587     598
Personal goods                                   811     838     825
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies          4,536   4,590   4,344
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries               840     835     777
Motor vehicle and parts                       10,852  11,060  11,320
Motor vehicle                                  8,645   8,856   9,114
New motor vehicle parts                        2,145   2,143   2,153
Used motor vehicle parts                          62      60      52
Building material and supplies                 9,702   9,660   8,512
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.         2,831   2,891   2,586
Metal service centres                          1,900   1,836   1,627
Lumber, millwork, hardware                     4,971   4,933   4,298
Machinery, equipment and supplies             13,044  13,126  12,087
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                1,896   1,854   1,658
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery      4,246   4,228   3,780
Computer and communications                    3,738   3,725   3,740
Other machinery, equipment and supplies        3,165   3,319   2,908
Miscellaneous                                  8,227   8,409   7,792
Recyclable material                            1,025   1,036     935
Paper, paper product, plastic product          1,121   1,099   1,013
Agricultural supplies                          2,277   2,498   2,230
Chemical (except farm) and allied product      1,509   1,518   1,433
Other miscellaneous                            2,295   2,259   2,181
Percent change:                                 m/m           yr/yr
Total, wholesale sales                          -0.8             3.9
Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)    -1.1             3.9
Total, ex mtr veh                               -0.5             5.8
Farm product                                    -1.3             8.0
Food, beverage and tobacco                      -0.4            -0.1
Food                                            -0.5            -1.5
Beverage                                         1.1            10.4
Cigarette and tobacco product                   -0.6            16.9
Personal and household goods                     0.1             2.5
Textile, clothing and footwear                   4.6            -2.6
Home entertainment, appliance                    3.4             1.2
Home furnishings                                 0.7            -1.2
Personal goods                                  -3.2            -1.7
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies           -1.2             4.4
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries               0.6             8.1
Motor vehicle and parts                         -1.9            -4.1
Motor vehicle                                   -2.4            -5.1
New motor vehicle parts                          0.1            -0.4
Used motor vehicle parts                         3.3            19.2
Building material and supplies                   0.4            14.0
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.          -2.1             9.5
Metal service centres                            3.5            16.8
Lumber, millwork, hardware                       0.8            15.7
Machinery, equipment and supplies               -0.6             7.9
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                  2.3            14.4
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery        0.4            12.3
Computer and communications                      0.3            -0.1
Other machinery, equipment and supplies         -4.6             8.8
Miscellaneous                                   -2.2             5.6
Recyclable material                             -1.1             9.6
Paper, paper product, plastic product            2.0            10.7
Agricultural supplies                           -8.8             2.1
Chemical (except farm) and allied product       -0.6             5.3
Other miscellaneous                              1.6             5.2
Percentage changes calculated by MNI
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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