Canada Dec wholesale trade up 0.7 pct on machinery

Feb 20 (

Reuters

) - Canadian wholesale trade grew by 0.7 percent in December from November, led by the machinery, equipment and supplies subsector,

Statistics Canada

said on Monday. Sales increased in six subsectors representing 82 percent of wholesale trade. Sales were also up by 0.9 percent in volume terms. (Percent changes) Dec Dec Nov(rev) Nov(prev) mo/mo yr/yr mo/mo mo/mo Wholesale trade +0.7 +2.5 +0.1 +0.2 Wholesale trade ex-autos +1.4 +3.7 +1.6 +1.6 Wholesale inventories +1.1 +2.1 +0.3 +0.2 Sectors: Farm products +4.2 +1.4 Food/beverages/tobacco +0.9 +4.1 Personal/household +0.9 +4.3 Motor Vehicles and Parts -2.1 -2.8 Building +1.4 +1.8 Machinery/equipment +2.5 +4.6 Misc. +0.6 +3.6 NOTE: Analysts surveyed by Reuters had forecast an increase of 0.7 percent in wholesale trade in December from November. All figures are seasonally adjusted. (Reporting by Dale Smith; Editing by

Leah Schnurr

)