December 13, 2024 at 01:30PM
Prior was +0.5%
Core wholesale sales (ex-petroleum/grain) up 1.0% to C$83.7B
Volume terms: +0.4%
Year-over-year: +1.7%
Highlights:
Motor vehicle sector leads gains: +3.2% to C$14.8B
Building materials: +2.8% to C$12.0B
Agricultural supplies drop: -9.8% to C$3.1B
Inventory Picture:
Total inventories unchanged at C$128.6B
Inventory-to-sales ratio improved to 1.54 from 1.55
Building materials inventories +1.5%
This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.
Canada October wholesale sales 1.0% vs 0.5% expected
