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Retail sales
September 2006
August 2007r
September 2007p
September 2006 to September 2007
Unadjusted
$ millions % change
Automotive 10,990 13,188 11,359 3.4
New car dealers
6,249 7,288 6,089 -2.6
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers
1,419 1,754 1,432 0.9
Gasoline stations
3,321 4,145 3,838 15.6
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores 2,405 2,619 2,522 4.9
Furniture stores
855 905 890 4.2
Home furnishings stores
447 522 497 11.3
Computer and software stores
129 114 105 -18.3
Home electronics and appliance stores
975 1,078 1,029 5.6
Building and outdoor home supplies stores 2,279 2,569 2,379 4.4
Home centres and hardware stores
1,868 2,081 1,935 3.6
Specialized building materials and garden stores
411 489 444 8.0
Food and beverage stores 7,589 8,120 7,667 1.0
Supermarkets
5,463 5,661 5,456 -0.1
Convenience and specialty food stores
811 930 861 6.2
Beer, wine and liquor stores
1,314 1,529 1,350 2.7
Pharmacies and personal care stores 2,193 2,401 2,310 5.4
Clothing and accessories stores 2,042 2,082 2,027 -0.7
Clothing stores
1,586 1,574 1,578 -0.5
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores
456 508 449 -1.5
General merchandise stores 3,731 4,044 3,833 2.7
Miscellaneous retailers 1,760 1,869 1,817 3.3
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores
862 911 905 4.9
Miscellaneous store retailers
897 958 912 1.7
Total retail sales 32,987 36,891 33,914 2.8
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 25,319 27,849 26,394 4.2
Provinces and territories
Newfoundland and Labrador
506 615 533 5.2
Prince Edward Island
127 164 134 6.0
Nova Scotia
930 1,055 960 3.2
New Brunswick
735 869 766 4.1
Quebec
7,317 8,098 7,382 0.9
Ontario
11,865 12,940 12,035 1.4
Manitoba
1,111 1,265 1,176 5.9
Saskatchewan
991 1,176 1,090 9.9
Alberta
4,808 5,496 5,017 4.4
British Columbia
4,484 5,078 4,698 4.8
Yukon
39 48 44 10.9
Northwest Territories
49 60 54 9.2
Nunavut
23 26 25 5.2
r revised
p preliminary
Note: Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.
Retail sales
September 2006
June 2007r
July 2007r
August 2007r
September 2007p
August to September 2007
September 2006 to September 2007
Seasonally adjusted
$ millions % change
Automotive 10,950 11,963 11,763 11,787 11,709 -0.7 6.9
New car dealers
6,323 6,499 6,302 6,488 6,404 -1.3 1.3
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers
1,478 1,595 1,594 1,576 1,550 -1.7 4.9
Gasoline stations
3,149 3,869 3,868 3,722 3,755 0.9 19.2
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores 2,329 2,481 2,508 2,556 2,500 -2.2 7.4
Furniture stores
806 839 841 852 843 -1.1 4.6
Home furnishings stores
449 502 513 514 519 0.9 15.6
Computer and software stores
124 115 111 113 107 -5.2 -13.5
Home electronics and appliance stores
950 1,026 1,043 1,077 1,031 -4.2 8.5
Building and outdoor home supplies stores 2,096 2,248 2,226 2,250 2,252 0.1 7.4
Home centres and hardware stores
1,710 1,818 1,803 1,826 1,829 0.1 7.0
Specialized building materials and garden stores
386 431 422 424 423 -0.1 9.6
Food and beverage stores 7,387 7,700 7,620 7,635 7,677 0.6 3.9
Supermarkets
5,320 5,500 5,445 5,451 5,466 0.3 2.7
Convenience and specialty food stores
793 845 846 849 856 0.8 8.0
Beer, wine and liquor stores
1,274 1,355 1,328 1,335 1,356 1.5 6.4
Pharmacies and personal care stores 2,232 2,346 2,365 2,396 2,406 0.4 7.8
Clothing and accessories stores 1,982 1,991 2,013 2,039 2,023 -0.8 2.1
Clothing stores
1,515 1,529 1,540 1,562 1,550 -0.8 2.3
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores
466 463 473 477 473 -0.8 1.5
General merchandise stores 3,980 4,041 4,023 4,071 4,086 0.4 2.7
Miscellaneous retailers 1,714 1,784 1,766 1,793 1,789 -0.2 4.4
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores
861 890 873 888 901 1.4 4.6
Miscellaneous store retailers
853 893 893 905 888 -1.8 4.1
Total retail sales 32,670 34,555 34,284 34,526 34,442 -0.2 5.4
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 24,869 26,461 26,388 26,462 26,488 0.1 6.5
Provinces and territories
Newfoundland and Labrador
504 556 552 553 550 -0.5 9.3
Prince Edward Island
123 133 135 138 136 -1.6 10.3
Nova Scotia
931 956 975 971 981 1.0 5.4
New Brunswick
736 790 792 794 786 -1.1 6.8
Quebec
7,286 7,559 7,504 7,544 7,510 -0.5 3.1
Ontario
11,706 12,268 12,024 12,261 12,232 -0.2 4.5
Manitoba
1,101 1,174 1,182 1,181 1,191 0.8 8.1
Saskatchewan
988 1,070 1,083 1,087 1,108 1.9 12.1
Alberta
4,758 5,198 5,184 5,149 5,097 -1.0 7.1
British Columbia
4,428 4,730 4,732 4,726 4,730 0.1 6.8
Yukon
38 42 41 42 43 3.7 13.2
Northwest Territories
50 55 57 56 56 -0.1 12.2
Nunavut
22 23 23 24 24 -0.4 6.1
r revised
p preliminary
Note: Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.
