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The Daily. Wednesday, June 27, 2001 Monthly Survey of Large RetailersApril 2001Sales by the group of large retailers totalled $6.1 billion in April, a 3.7% increase over April 2000. Food and beverages was the only commodity group to record a year-over-year decline in sales (-3.4%). A restructuring in the food sector contributed to the size of this decline. Excluding food and beverages, sales for the group of large retailers rose 7.8%. The all other goods and services, clothing, footwear and accessories, and health and personal care products categories posted the largest gains in April. (All data in this release are unadjusted for seasonality.) Sales by commodity for the group of large retailers
The all other goods and services category posted the largest year-over-year gain in sales revenue in April (+12.1%). Higher sales of tobacco products compared with April 2000 (+12.2%), along with increased sales of automotive fuels, oils and additives (+18.1%) contributed to the gain. Prices at the gas pump were up 8.4%; the price of tobacco products was up 11.2%. Making a strong showing, sales of clothing, footwear and accessories posted its largest year-over-year gain (+9.3%) since September 1999. Clothing, footwear and accessories is the second largest product line for the group of large retailers. Sales of boys' clothing (+14.5%) as well as women's clothing and accessories (+12.1%) were up strongly. Sales of footwear, as well as luggage and leather goods, also did well in April, posting double-digit gains compared with April 2000. In contrast to women's clothing, sales of men's clothing advanced by only 4.8%. Sales of clothing, footwear and accessories
As department and grocery stores expand into areas traditionally associated with drug stores, increases in sales of health and personal care products continued to be strong - up 9.3% from April 2000. Within this category, drug sales, which also include vitamins and herbal remedies, were up 12.4%. Sales of personal care products, which include cosmetics and other toiletries, were not up as strongly, but gained 5.6%. Available on CANSIM: table 800009 and matrix 2395. To order data, or for general information, contact the Client Services Unit (1-877-421-3067; 613-951-3549; retailinfo@statcan.gc.ca). For analytical information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Elton Cryderman (613-951-0669; elton.cryderman@statcan.gc.ca), Distributive Trades Division. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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