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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
r revised
p preliminary
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
r revised
p preliminary
Note: Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.
