OTTAWA, March 23 (Reuters) - Canadian wholesale trade increased by 1.8% in January from December on stronger sales in the motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsector, Statistics Canada said on Monday.
Sales were up in all seven subsectors, while sales grew in seven of the ten provinces. Sales rose by 1.7% in volume terms.
Percent
Jan
Jan
Dec (rev) Dec (prev) changes
mo/mo
yr/yr
mo/mo
mo/mo Wholesale
+1.8
+3.2
+1.0
+0.9 trade
Wholesale
+1.5
+2.5
+0.6
+0.6 trade
ex-autos
Wholesale
+0.1
+3.2
+0.3
+0.4 inventories
Sectors
Jan mo/mo Jan yr/yr Farm products
+4.0
+9.6 Food/beverages/tobacco
+1.2
+3.5 Personal/household
+1.8
+9.0 Motor Vehicles and Parts
+3.0
+6.6 Building materials/supplies +1.8
+0.3 Machinery/equipment
+0.3
-0.0 Misc.
+3.1
-0.2
NOTE: Analysts surveyed by Reuters had forecast a 0.2% decrease in wholesale trade in January from December. All figures are seasonally adjusted.