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Canada Data: Wholesale Sales +1.1% in Mar>

Release for:       March 2018
Source:  Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                             yr-ago
Trade group                                   Mar-18  Feb-18  Mar-17
Total, wholesale sales                        62,834  62,156  59,888
Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)  54,629  54,200  52,827
Total, ex mtr veh                             51,015  50,898  48,485
Farm product                                     821     785     717
Food, beverage and tobacco                    11,877  12,047  11,679
Food                                          10,676  10,842  10,583
Beverage                                         627     623     579
Cigarette and tobacco product                    574     582     517
Personal and household goods                   8,778   8,729   8,359
Textile, clothing and footwear                 1,135   1,148   1,128
Home entertainment, appliance                    820     831     845
Home furnishings                                 576     580     567
Personal goods                                   785     864     844
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies          4,677   4,515   4,255
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries               785     792     720
Motor vehicle and parts                       11,819  11,259  11,403
Motor vehicle                                  9,645   9,051   9,227
New motor vehicle parts                        2,119   2,142   2,126
Used motor vehicle parts                          55      66      50
Building material and supplies                 9,170   8,866   8,386
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.         2,814   2,802   2,536
Metal service centres                          1,878   1,716   1,640
Lumber, millwork, hardware                     4,477   4,348   4,210
Machinery, equipment and supplies             12,644  12,702  11,538
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                1,724   1,615   1,629
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery      4,022   4,126   3,680
Computer and communications                    3,732   3,855   3,421
Other machinery, equipment and supplies        3,166   3,106   2,809
Miscellaneous                                  7,726   7,769   7,807
Recyclable material                            1,009   1,074     969
Paper, paper product, plastic product          1,049   1,070   1,009
Agricultural supplies                          2,028   1,923   2,098
Chemical (except farm) and allied product      1,496   1,508   1,485
Other miscellaneous                            2,143   2,194   2,246
Percent change:                                 m/m           yr/yr
Total, wholesale sales                           1.1             4.9
Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)     0.8             3.4
Total, ex mtr veh                                0.2             5.2
Farm product                                     4.6            14.5
Food, beverage and tobacco                      -1.4             1.7
Food                                            -1.5             0.9
Beverage                                         0.6             8.3
Cigarette and tobacco product                   -1.4            11.0
Personal and household goods                     0.6             5.0
Textile, clothing and footwear                  -1.1             0.6
Home entertainment, appliance                   -1.3            -3.0
Home furnishings                                -0.7             1.6
Personal goods                                  -9.1            -7.0
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies            3.6             9.9
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries              -0.9             9.0
Motor vehicle and parts                          5.0             3.6
Motor vehicle                                    6.6             4.5
New motor vehicle parts                         -1.1            -0.3
Used motor vehicle parts                       -16.7            10.0
Building material and supplies                   3.4             9.3
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.           0.4            11.0
Metal service centres                            9.4            14.5
Lumber, millwork, hardware                       3.0             6.3
Machinery, equipment and supplies               -0.5             9.6
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                  6.7             5.8
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery       -2.5             9.3
Computer and communications                     -3.2             9.1
Other machinery, equipment and supplies          1.9            12.7
Miscellaneous                                   -0.6            -1.0
Recyclable material                             -6.1             4.1
Paper, paper product, plastic product           -2.0             4.0
Agricultural supplies                            5.5            -3.3
Chemical (except farm) and allied product       -0.8             0.7
Other miscellaneous                             -2.3            -4.6
Percentage changes calculated by MNI
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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