Following a strong end to  ; 2006, wholesalers began the year on a subdued note, as weaker deliveries of automotive products and personal and household goods pushed overall sales lower.
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Wholesale sales declined  ; 0.5% in January to  ; $42.7  ; billion, reversing some of the  ; 2.7% gain made in December. Significant drops in the automotive products (-4.6%) and personal and household goods (-4.5%) sectors were behind all of decline in January. Both of these sectors had posted substantial gains in December.
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The remaining five wholesale sectors, representing  ; 67% of overall sales, all registered increases in January, led by the building materials and machinery and electronic equipment sectors.
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Ontario bore the brunt of …
Canadian Wholesale Revenues Fall in January
Following a strong end to  ; 2006, wholesalers began the year on a subdued note, as weaker deliveries of automotive products and personal and household goods pushed overall sales lower.
  ;
Wholesale sales declined  ; 0.5% in January to  ; $42.7  ; billion, reversing some of the  ; 2.7% gain made in December. Significant drops in the automotive products (-4.6%) and personal and household goods (-4.5%) sectors were behind all of decline in January. Both of these sectors had posted substantial gains in December.
  ;
The remaining five wholesale sectors, representing  ; 67% of overall sales, all registered increases in January, led by the building materials and machinery and electronic equipment sectors.
  ;
Ontario bore the brunt of …
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