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Canada Data: Wholesale Sales -1.0% in Nov>

Release for:       November 2018
Source:  Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                             yr-ago
Trade group                                   Nov-18  Oct-18  Nov-17
Total, wholesale sales                        62,991  63,612  62,244
Total wholesale sales (2012 chained dollars)  56,565  57,240  56,809
Total, ex mtr veh                             52,427  53,088  50,447
Farm product                                     906     877     872
Food, beverage and tobacco                    11,554  11,603  11,888
Food                                          10,317  10,367  10,706
Beverage                                         613     623     610
Cigarette and tobacco product                    624     613     572
Personal and household goods                   9,190   9,273   8,640
Textile, clothing and footwear                 1,268   1,307   1,157
Home entertainment, appliance                    834     872     877
Home furnishings                                 556     547     554
Personal goods                                   876     868     798
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies          4,835   4,862   4,469
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries               821     818     784
Motor vehicle and parts                       10,564  10,524  11,797
Motor vehicle                                  8,286   8,204   9,527
New motor vehicle parts                        2,219   2,259   2,214
Used motor vehicle parts                          59      61      57
Building material and supplies                 9,073   9,253   8,946
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.         2,828   2,880   2,679
Metal service centres                          1,849   1,904   1,747
Lumber, millwork, hardware                     4,396   4,469   4,519
Machinery, equipment and supplies             13,218  13,528  12,125
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                1,654   1,736   1,613
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery      4,502   4,470   3,777
Computer and communications                    3,857   3,921   3,755
Other machinery, equipment and supplies        3,205   3,400   2,980
Miscellaneous                                  8,486   8,554   7,976
Recyclable material                            1,022     990     997
Paper, paper product, plastic product          1,064   1,202   1,060
Agricultural supplies                          2,595   2,441   2,201
Chemical (except farm) and allied product      1,490   1,542   1,441
Other miscellaneous                            2,315   2,379   2,277
Percent change:                                 m/m           yr/yr
Total, wholesale sales                          -1.0             1.2
Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)    -1.2            -0.4
Total, ex mtr veh                               -1.2             3.9
Farm product                                     3.3             3.9
Food, beverage and tobacco                      -0.4            -2.8
Food                                            -0.5            -3.6
Beverage                                        -1.6             0.5
Cigarette and tobacco product                    1.8             9.1
Personal and household goods                    -0.9             6.4
Textile, clothing and footwear                  -3.0             9.6
Home entertainment, appliance                   -4.4            -4.9
Home furnishings                                 1.6             0.4
Personal goods                                   0.9             9.8
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies           -0.6             8.2
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries               0.4             4.7
Motor vehicle and parts                          0.4           -10.5
Motor vehicle                                    1.0           -13.0
New motor vehicle parts                         -1.8             0.2
Used motor vehicle parts                        -3.3             3.5
Building material and supplies                  -1.9             1.4
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.          -1.8             5.6
Metal service centres                           -2.9             5.8
Lumber, millwork, hardware                      -1.6            -2.7
Machinery, equipment and supplies               -2.3             9.0
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                 -4.7             2.5
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery        0.7            19.2
Computer and communications                     -1.6             2.7
Other machinery, equipment and supplies         -5.7             7.6
Miscellaneous                                   -0.8             6.4
Recyclable material                              3.2             2.5
Paper, paper product, plastic product          -11.5             0.4
Agricultural supplies                            6.3            17.9
Chemical (except farm) and allied product       -3.4             3.4
Other miscellaneous                             -2.7             1.7
Percentage changes calculated by MNI
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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