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Retail sales
  September 2005 June 2006r July 2006r August 2006r September 2006p August to September 2006 September 2005 to September 2006
  Seasonally adjusted
   $ millions % change
Automotive 10,286 11,110 11,624 11,679 11,074 -5.2 7.7
New car dealers 5,522 5,933 6,292 6,485 6,331 -2.4 14.7
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 1,269 1,507 1,541 1,523 1,529 0.4 20.5
Gasoline stations 3,495 3,670 3,791 3,671 3,214 -12.5 -8.1
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores 2,157 2,312 2,320 2,349 2,349 0.0 8.9
Furniture stores 760 789 790 807 798 -1.2 4.9
Home furnishings stores 401 450 445 450 454 1.0 13.2
Computer and software stores 132 135 136 137 130 -5.5 -1.2
Home electronics and appliance stores 864 939 949 954 967 1.4 11.9
Building and outdoor home supplies stores 1,930 2,089 2,101 2,142 2,127 -0.7 10.2
Home centres and hardware stores 1,553 1,713 1,716 1,750 1,747 -0.2 12.5
Specialized building materials and garden stores 377 376 385 392 380 -3.1 0.7
Food and beverage stores 7,254 7,324 7,345 7,388 7,402 0.2 2.0
Supermarkets 5,287 5,242 5,281 5,303 5,281 -0.4 -0.1
Convenience and specialty food stores 755 799 800 806 821 1.9 8.8
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,211 1,283 1,265 1,279 1,299 1.6 7.3
Pharmacies and personal care stores 2,055 2,238 2,251 2,265 2,282 0.7 11.1
Clothing and accessories stores 1,766 1,876 1,848 1,876 1,995 6.3 12.9
Clothing stores 1,344 1,431 1,411 1,427 1,525 6.9 13.4
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores 422 445 437 449 470 4.7 11.4
General merchandise stores 3,671 3,865 3,886 3,934 3,981 1.2 8.4
Miscellaneous retailers 1,576 1,683 1,677 1,670 1,707 2.2 8.3
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores 808 839 845 853 890 4.3 10.1
Miscellaneous store retailers 768 844 832 818 817 -0.1 6.4
Total retail sales 30,695 32,497 33,052 33,303 32,916 -1.2 7.2
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 23,904 25,057 25,219 25,295 25,055 -0.9 4.8
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 474 496 503 504 500 -0.7 5.7
Prince Edward Island 116 120 122 123 122 -1.0 5.5
Nova Scotia 884 912 950 958 953 -0.5 7.8
New Brunswick 701 727 750 747 747 0.0 6.5
Quebec 6,895 7,252 7,373 7,399 7,324 -1.0 6.2
Ontario 11,196 11,647 11,824 11,936 11,711 -1.9 4.6
Manitoba 1,037 1,093 1,114 1,118 1,124 0.6 8.5
Saskatchewan 923 976 994 990 1,004 1.4 8.8
Alberta 4,122 4,740 4,820 4,893 4,838 -1.1 17.4
British Columbia 4,243 4,423 4,493 4,523 4,482 -0.9 5.6
Yukon 37 38 38 39 39 0.8 6.2
Northwest Territories 48 50 50 51 50 -2.3 5.8
Nunavut 21 21 22 22 22 0.7 5.9
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Retail sales
  September 2005 August 2006r September 2006p September 2005 to September 2006
  Unadjusted
   $ millions % change
Automotive 10,612 13,047 11,056 4.2
New car dealers 5,666 7,204 6,264 10.6
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 1,257 1,671 1,469 16.9
Gasoline stations 3,690 4,172 3,322 -10.0
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores 2,203 2,381 2,410 9.4
Furniture stores 799 856 843 5.5
Home furnishings stores 399 455 447 12.0
Computer and software stores 138 135 133 -3.8
Home electronics and appliance stores 867 935 987 14.0
Building and outdoor home supplies stores 2,134 2,415 2,294 7.5
Home centres and hardware stores 1,720 1,954 1,888 9.8
Specialized building materials and garden stores 415 462 406 -2.2
Food and beverage stores 7,277 7,634 7,579 4.1
Supermarkets 5,315 5,380 5,396 1.5
Convenience and specialty food stores 763 868 842 10.3
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,199 1,387 1,341 11.8
Pharmacies and personal care stores 2,028 2,252 2,238 10.3
Clothing and accessories stores 1,789 1,856 2,036 13.8
Clothing stores 1,386 1,401 1,582 14.1
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores 402 455 454 12.8
General merchandise stores 3,403 3,861 3,742 9.9
Miscellaneous retailers 1,625 1,727 1,754 8.0
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores 809 867 892 10.2
Miscellaneous store retailers 815 859 863 5.8
Total retail sales 31,072 35,173 33,110 6.6
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 24,149 26,298 25,376 5.1
Provinces and territories        
Newfoundland and Labrador 485 560 506 4.3
Prince Edward Island 120 144 126 4.6
Nova Scotia 891 1,016 952 6.8
New Brunswick 713 806 749 5.0
Quebec 6,949 7,845 7,338 5.6
Ontario 11,375 12,453 11,815 3.9
Manitoba 1,047 1,186 1,132 8.1
Saskatchewan 922 1,061 1,002 8.7
Alberta 4,168 5,196 4,867 16.7
British Columbia 4,295 4,782 4,510 5.0
Yukon 38 45 40 5.9
Northwest Territories 47 54 50 6.4
Nunavut 22 24 23 7.0
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Date Modified: 2009-08-21

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