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Canada Data: Wholesale Sales +1.0% in Oct>

Release for:       October 2018
Source:  Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                             yr-ago
Trade group                                   Oct-18  Sep-18  Oct-17
Total, wholesale sales                        63,833  63,229  62,162
Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)  57,566  57,062  57,021
Total, ex mtr veh                             53,278  52,491  50,442
Farm product                                     861     875     820
Food, beverage and tobacco                    11,940  11,812  11,642
Food                                          10,661  10,545  10,463
Beverage                                         667     644     611
Cigarette and tobacco product                    613     623     568
Personal and household goods                   9,339   9,056   8,712
Textile, clothing and footwear                 1,351   1,364   1,187
Home entertainment, appliance                    882     865     904
Home furnishings                                 553     526     518
Personal goods                                   872     887     840
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies          4,857   4,617   4,478
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries               823     798     786
Motor vehicle and parts                       10,555  10,739  11,720
Motor vehicle                                  8,230   8,469   9,543
New motor vehicle parts                        2,264   2,208   2,121
Used motor vehicle parts                          61      62      56
Building material and supplies                 9,263   9,379   8,883
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.         2,893   2,832   2,619
Metal service centres                          1,902   1,918   1,658
Lumber, millwork, hardware                     4,468   4,629   4,606
Machinery, equipment and supplies             13,389  13,019  12,546
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                1,741   1,592   1,872
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery      4,406   4,409   4,070
Computer and communications                    3,917   3,798   3,531
Other machinery, equipment and supplies        3,325   3,219   3,073
Miscellaneous                                  8,486   8,350   7,840
Recyclable material                              970     974     994
Paper, paper product, plastic product          1,197   1,067   1,010
Agricultural supplies                          2,414   2,509   2,222
Chemical (except farm) and allied product      1,530   1,493   1,446
Other miscellaneous                            2,375   2,307   2,167
Percent change:                                 m/m           yr/yr
Total, wholesale sales                           1.0             2.7
Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)     0.9             1.0
Total, ex mtr veh                                1.5             5.6
Farm product                                    -1.6             5.0
Food, beverage and tobacco                       1.1             2.6
Food                                             1.1             1.9
Beverage                                         3.6             9.2
Cigarette and tobacco product                   -1.6             7.9
Personal and household goods                     3.1             7.2
Textile, clothing and footwear                  -1.0            13.8
Home entertainment, appliance                    2.0            -2.4
Home furnishings                                 5.1             6.8
Personal goods                                  -1.7             3.8
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies            5.2             8.5
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries               3.1             4.7
Motor vehicle and parts                         -1.7            -9.9
Motor vehicle                                   -2.8           -13.8
New motor vehicle parts                          2.5             6.7
Used motor vehicle parts                        -1.6             8.9
Building material and supplies                  -1.2             4.3
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.           2.2            10.5
Metal service centres                           -0.8            14.7
Lumber, millwork, hardware                      -3.5            -3.0
Machinery, equipment and supplies                2.8             6.7
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                  9.4            -7.0
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery       -0.1             8.3
Computer and communications                      3.1            10.9
Other machinery, equipment and supplies          3.3             8.2
Miscellaneous                                    1.6             8.2
Recyclable material                             -0.4            -2.4
Paper, paper product, plastic product           12.2            18.5
Agricultural supplies                           -3.8             8.6
Chemical (except farm) and allied product        2.5             5.8
Other miscellaneous                              2.9             9.6
Percentage changes calculated by MNI
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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