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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
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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
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ppreliminary
Note:Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.