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Retail sales
  August 2006 May 2007r June 2007r July 2007r August 2007p July to August 2007 August 2006 to August 2007
  Seasonally adjusted
   $ millions % change
Automotive 11,629 12,318 11,967 11,751 11,787 0.3 1.4
New car dealers 6,465 6,736 6,507 6,308 6,494 3.0 0.5
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 1,478 1,665 1,600 1,601 1,592 -0.6 7.7
Gasoline stations 3,686 3,917 3,860 3,842 3,700 -3.7 0.4
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores 2,324 2,490 2,485 2,530 2,569 1.5 10.5
Furniture stores 806 853 835 855 847 -0.9 5.2
Home furnishings stores 445 494 504 513 517 0.8 16.3
Computer and software stores 132 122 115 112 115 2.8 -13.0
Home electronics and appliance stores 941 1,021 1,031 1,051 1,089 3.7 15.7
Building and outdoor home supplies stores 2,110 2,241 2,248 2,225 2,240 0.7 6.2
Home centres and hardware stores 1,717 1,828 1,818 1,803 1,825 1.2 6.3
Specialized building materials and garden stores 393 413 430 422 415 -1.6 5.6
Food and beverage stores 7,390 7,648 7,700 7,620 7,639 0.3 3.4
Supermarkets 5,332 5,457 5,501 5,447 5,457 0.2 2.3
Convenience and specialty food stores 785 848 844 845 846 0.1 7.8
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,273 1,343 1,355 1,328 1,337 0.7 5.0
Pharmacies and personal care stores 2,209 2,368 2,352 2,369 2,411 1.8 9.1
Clothing and accessories stores 1,889 2,010 2,011 2,006 2,035 1.4 7.7
Clothing stores 1,433 1,545 1,545 1,536 1,562 1.7 9.0
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores 457 465 466 470 472 0.5 3.4
General merchandise stores 3,898 4,084 4,044 4,022 4,073 1.3 4.5
Miscellaneous retailers 1,682 1,793 1,784 1,769 1,794 1.4 6.7
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores 828 890 889 873 882 1.1 6.6
Miscellaneous store retailers 854 903 895 896 912 1.8 6.7
Total retail sales 33,131 34,952 34,592 34,291 34,547 0.7 4.3
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 25,187 26,552 26,484 26,382 26,460 0.3 5.1
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 505 546 557 553 555 0.4 9.9
Prince Edward Island 123 131 133 135 138 2.5 12.1
Nova Scotia 944 974 956 975 968 -0.7 2.6
New Brunswick 739 796 792 793 795 0.3 7.6
Quebec 7,373 7,888 7,566 7,508 7,552 0.6 2.4
Ontario 11,967 12,346 12,281 12,016 12,251 2.0 2.4
Manitoba 1,097 1,176 1,174 1,181 1,179 -0.2 7.4
Saskatchewan 969 1,069 1,069 1,081 1,089 0.7 12.4
Alberta 4,835 5,180 5,209 5,196 5,173 -0.5 7.0
British Columbia 4,468 4,725 4,733 4,733 4,727 -0.1 5.8
Yukon 38 41 42 41 41 0.6 7.7
Northwest Territories 51 56 55 57 56 -1.7 10.0
Nunavut 22 24 23 23 24 3.0 7.3
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Note:Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.


Retail sales
  August 2006 July 2007r August 2007p August 2006 to August 2007
  Unadjusted
   $ millions % change
Automotive 12,941 13,042 13,194 2.0
New car dealers 7,178 6,915 7,284 1.5
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 1,627 1,880 1,767 8.6
Gasoline stations 4,137 4,246 4,143 0.2
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores 2,364 2,438 2,635 11.5
Furniture stores 853 896 905 6.1
Home furnishings stores 455 497 524 15.1
Computer and software stores 130 97 114 -12.1
Home electronics and appliance stores 926 949 1,091 17.9
Building and outdoor home supplies stores 2,389 2,596 2,553 6.9
Home centres and hardware stores 1,928 2,107 2,077 7.8
Specialized building materials and garden stores 461 489 476 3.3
Food and beverage stores 7,674 7,823 8,128 5.9
Supermarkets 5,430 5,433 5,667 4.4
Convenience and specialty food stores 849 918 927 9.2
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,395 1,472 1,533 9.9
Pharmacies and personal care stores 2,184 2,268 2,416 10.6
Clothing and accessories stores 1,860 1,804 2,056 10.5
Clothing stores 1,399 1,379 1,558 11.4
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores 461 425 498 8.0
General merchandise stores 3,846 3,991 4,045 5.2
Miscellaneous retailers 1,741 1,690 1,869 7.3
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores 844 805 906 7.3
Miscellaneous store retailers 897 885 963 7.4
Total retail sales 34,998 35,652 36,894 5.4
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 26,194 26,857 27,844 6.3
Provinces and territories        
Newfoundland and Labrador 557 591 616 10.6
Prince Edward Island 144 157 165 14.1
Nova Scotia 1,006 1,027 1,052 4.6
New Brunswick 795 841 869 9.3
Quebec 7,812 7,828 8,097 3.6
Ontario 12,464 12,333 12,936 3.8
Manitoba 1,169 1,233 1,265 8.3
Saskatchewan 1,043 1,150 1,184 13.5
Alberta 5,143 5,426 5,498 6.9
British Columbia 4,742 4,933 5,079 7.1
Yukon 44 47 48 8.1
Northwest Territories 54 62 60 9.8
Nunavut 24 24 25 7.8
rrevised
ppreliminary
Note:Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.
Date Modified: 2009-08-21

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