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Retail sales
  July 2006 April 2007r May 2007r June 2007r July 2007p June to July 2007 July 2006 to July 2007
  Seasonally adjusted
   $ millions % change
Automotive 11,539 11,821 12,335 11,979 11,818 -1.3 2.4
New car dealers 6,278 6,472 6,736 6,498 6,318 -2.8 0.6
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 1,495 1,532 1,666 1,601 1,593 -0.5 6.5
Gasoline stations 3,766 3,817 3,933 3,880 3,907 0.7 3.7
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores 2,298 2,501 2,489 2,481 2,529 1.9 10.0
Furniture stores 791 858 854 836 855 2.3 8.1
Home furnishings stores 444 499 493 503 511 1.5 15.1
Computer and software stores 128 123 122 115 114 -0.9 -11.0
Home electronics and appliance stores 936 1,022 1,020 1,027 1,049 2.1 12.1
Building and outdoor home supplies stores 2,071 2,125 2,239 2,245 2,220 -1.1 7.2
Home centres and hardware stores 1,685 1,724 1,826 1,815 1,798 -0.9 6.7
Specialized building materials and garden stores 386 401 413 431 423 -1.8 9.4
Food and beverage stores 7,346 7,633 7,650 7,702 7,607 -1.2 3.6
Supermarkets 5,314 5,447 5,458 5,502 5,436 -1.2 2.3
Convenience and specialty food stores 776 841 848 845 847 0.3 9.1
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,255 1,345 1,344 1,355 1,324 -2.3 5.5
Pharmacies and personal care stores 2,200 2,310 2,366 2,350 2,372 0.9 7.8
Clothing and accessories stores 1,865 1,927 2,010 2,009 1,998 -0.5 7.1
Clothing stores 1,422 1,466 1,545 1,544 1,530 -0.9 7.6
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores 444 461 465 465 468 0.6 5.5
General merchandise stores 3,859 3,952 4,083 4,043 4,013 -0.7 4.0
Miscellaneous retailers 1,690 1,735 1,791 1,786 1,775 -0.6 5.1
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores 826 872 891 889 872 -1.9 5.6
Miscellaneous store retailers 863 863 900 896 903 0.7 4.6
Total retail sales 32,868 34,005 34,962 34,595 34,333 -0.8 4.5
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 25,095 26,001 26,561 26,496 26,421 -0.3 5.3
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 505 545 546 556 551 -1.0 9.0
Prince Edward Island 122 129 131 131 132 0.6 8.5
Nova Scotia 936 948 975 956 974 2.0 4.1
New Brunswick 740 747 797 791 789 -0.2 6.6
Quebec 7,335 7,519 7,892 7,569 7,516 -0.7 2.5
Ontario 11,821 12,081 12,338 12,276 12,047 -1.9 1.9
Manitoba 1,094 1,150 1,176 1,174 1,179 0.4 7.8
Saskatchewan 974 1,051 1,068 1,068 1,079 1.1 10.8
Alberta 4,772 5,048 5,192 5,222 5,210 -0.2 9.2
British Columbia 4,460 4,665 4,727 4,733 4,734 0.0 6.2
Yukon 38 40 41 42 41 -3.3 5.7
Northwest Territories 49 56 57 55 58 4.5 16.3
Nunavut 23 24 24 23 23 -0.1 0.9
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Retail sales
  July 2006 June 2007r July 2007p July 2006 to July 2007
  Unadjusted
   $ millions % change
Automotive 12,549 13,693 13,049 4.0
New car dealers 6,770 7,540 6,934 2.4
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 1,709 1,971 1,861 8.9
Gasoline stations 4,070 4,182 4,253 4.5
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores 2,233 2,394 2,446 9.5
Furniture stores 841 854 894 6.3
Home furnishings stores 425 496 495 16.4
Computer and software stores 114 106 100 -11.7
Home electronics and appliance stores 853 938 957 12.1
Building and outdoor home supplies stores 2,386 2,826 2,593 8.7
Home centres and hardware stores 1,944 2,252 2,103 8.1
Specialized building materials and garden stores 441 574 491 11.1
Food and beverage stores 7,798 8,245 7,799 0.0
Supermarkets 5,475 5,819 5,415 -1.1
Convenience and specialty food stores 857 920 920 7.3
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,466 1,505 1,465 -0.1
Pharmacies and personal care stores 2,105 2,330 2,278 8.2
Clothing and accessories stores 1,723 1,999 1,797 4.3
Clothing stores 1,315 1,539 1,375 4.5
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores 408 461 422 3.5
General merchandise stores 3,916 4,265 3,990 1.9
Miscellaneous retailers 1,642 1,789 1,700 3.5
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores 782 824 805 3.0
Miscellaneous store retailers 860 965 895 4.0
Total retail sales 34,353 37,541 35,652 3.8
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 25,874 28,029 26,856 3.8
Provinces and territories        
Newfoundland and Labrador 539 617 587 9.1
Prince Edward Island 142 150 154 8.3
Nova Scotia 993 1,062 1,027 3.4
New Brunswick 785 872 836 6.5
Quebec 7,730 8,314 7,832 1.3
Ontario 12,201 13,309 12,369 1.4
Manitoba 1,139 1,276 1,228 7.8
Saskatchewan 1,029 1,171 1,148 11.5
Alberta 4,991 5,604 5,411 8.4
British Columbia 4,683 5,035 4,929 5.2
Yukon 45 50 47 4.3
Northwest Territories 53 60 61 15.2
Nunavut 23 24 24 1.4
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Date Modified: 2009-08-21

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