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Canada Data: Wholesale Sales +1.5% in Jul

Release for:       July 2017
Source:  Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                                yr-ago
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Trade group                                     Jul-17  Jun-17  Jul-16
Total, wholesale sales                          62,382  61,430  56,735
Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)    55,122  53,998  50,749
Total, ex mtr veh                               50,770  49,973  45,926
Farm product                                       750     752     674
Food, beverage and tobacco                      12,152  11,865  11,298
Food                                            10,874  10,731  10,215
Beverage                                           719     597     575
Cigarette and tobacco product                      559     538     508
Personal and household goods                     8,662   8,548   8,064
Textile, clothing and footwear                   1,263   1,146   1,041
Home entertainment, appliance                      809     812     727
Home furnishings                                   615     610     554
Personal goods                                     841     851     790
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies            4,409   4,346   4,179
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries                 724     784     773
Motor vehicle and parts                         11,612  11,457  10,809
Motor vehicle                                    9,280   9,146   8,758
New motor vehicle parts                          2,276   2,254   2,007
Used motor vehicle parts                            56      57      44
Building material and supplies                   9,014   8,599   7,710
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.           2,698   2,660   2,541
Metal service centres                            1,618   1,654   1,394
Lumber, millwork, hardware                       4,698   4,286   3,775
Machinery, equipment and supplies               12,299  12,210  11,051
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                  1,637   1,620   1,404
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery        3,969   3,862   3,396
Computer and communications                      3,744   3,824   3,650
Other machinery, equipment and supplies          2,948   2,904   2,600
Miscellaneous                                    7,893   7,999   7,129
Recyclable material                                889     963     678
Paper, paper product, plastic product              994   1,009     954
Agricultural supplies                            2,390   2,352   2,049
Chemical (except farm) and allied product        1,448   1,481   1,292
Other miscellaneous                              2,172   2,193   2,156
Percent change:                                    m/m           yr/yr
Total, wholesale sales                             1.5            10.0
Total wholesale sales (2007 chained dollars)       2.1             8.6
Total, ex mtr veh                                  1.6            10.5
Farm product                                      -0.3            11.3
Food, beverage and tobacco                         2.4             7.6
Food                                               1.3             6.5
Beverage                                          20.4            25.0
Cigarette and tobacco product                      3.9            10.0
Personal and household goods                       1.3             7.4
Textile, clothing and footwear                    10.2            21.3
Home entertainment, appliance                     -0.4            11.3
Home furnishings                                   0.8            11.0
Personal goods                                    -1.2             6.5
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies              1.4             5.5
Toiletries, cosmetics and sundries                -7.7            -6.3
Motor vehicle and parts                            1.4             7.4
Motor vehicle                                      1.5             6.0
New motor vehicle parts                            1.0            13.4
Used motor vehicle parts                          -1.8            27.3
Building material and supplies                     4.8            16.9
Electrical, plumbing, heating and a.c.             1.4             6.2
Metal service centres                             -2.2            16.1
Lumber, millwork, hardware                         9.6            24.5
Machinery, equipment and supplies                  0.7            11.3
Farm, lawn and garden machinery                    1.0            16.6
Construction, forestry, mining, machinery          2.8            16.9
Computer and communications                       -2.1             2.6
Other machinery, equipment and supplies            1.5            13.4
Miscellaneous                                     -1.3            10.7
Recyclable material                               -7.7            31.1
Paper, paper product, plastic product             -1.5             4.2
Agricultural supplies                              1.6            16.6
Chemical (except farm) and allied product         -2.2            12.1
Other miscellaneous                               -1.0             0.7
Percentage changes calculated by MNI
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; +1 613 869-0916; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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