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Retail sales
January 2007
October 2007r
November 2007r
December 2007r
January 2008p
December 2007 to January 2008
January 2007 to January 2008
Seasonally adjusted
$ millions % change
Automotive 11,315 11,893 12,033 12,457 12,678 1.8 12.0
New car dealers
6,370 6,482 6,251 6,536 6,705 2.6 5.2
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers
1,463 1,563 1,575 1,638 1,655 1.1 13.1
Gasoline stations
3,482 3,848 4,207 4,284 4,319 0.8 24.0
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores 2,419 2,503 2,532 2,510 2,572 2.5 6.3
Furniture stores
847 841 853 824 853 3.5 0.7
Home furnishings stores
472 508 490 503 518 3.1 9.7
Computer and software stores
124 116 117 113 117 3.1 -5.8
Home electronics and appliance stores
975 1,037 1,072 1,070 1,083 1.3 11.1
Building and outdoor home supplies stores 2,167 2,251 2,238 2,213 2,283 3.2 5.3
Home centres and hardware stores
1,749 1,810 1,808 1,805 1,847 2.3 5.6
Specialized building materials and garden stores
418 442 430 408 436 7.0 4.2
Food and beverage stores 7,388 7,678 7,762 7,697 7,764 0.9 5.1
Supermarkets
5,261 5,486 5,528 5,511 5,533 0.4 5.2
Convenience and specialty food stores
815 849 863 850 852 0.3 4.6
Beer, wine and liquor stores
1,312 1,344 1,371 1,336 1,378 3.1 5.1
Pharmacies and personal care stores 2,310 2,399 2,398 2,396 2,403 0.3 4.0
Clothing and accessories stores 1,978 1,991 2,019 1,966 2,023 2.9 2.3
Clothing stores
1,514 1,524 1,546 1,499 1,564 4.3 3.3
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores
464 466 474 467 459 -1.8 -1.1
General merchandise stores 3,967 4,043 4,151 4,179 4,223 1.1 6.5
Miscellaneous retailers 1,727 1,825 1,825 1,804 1,806 0.1 4.6
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores
859 895 893 888 891 0.4 3.7
Miscellaneous store retailers
868 931 932 916 915 -0.1 5.4
Total retail sales 33,271 34,583 34,959 35,222 35,752 1.5 7.5
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 25,437 26,538 27,133 27,049 27,392 1.3 7.7
Provinces and territories
Newfoundland and Labrador
533 563 562 575 594 3.3 11.4
Prince Edward Island
131 137 135 135 139 3.4 5.9
Nova Scotia
957 993 987 972 1,017 4.6 6.2
New Brunswick
756 802 803 787 816 3.7 7.9
Quebec
7,398 7,555 7,648 7,656 7,862 2.7 6.3
Ontario
11,777 12,247 12,417 12,565 12,768 1.6 8.4
Manitoba
1,129 1,213 1,226 1,245 1,268 1.8 12.3
Saskatchewan
1,013 1,112 1,140 1,165 1,166 0.0 15.1
Alberta
4,917 5,091 5,148 5,173 5,180 0.1 5.4
British Columbia
4,543 4,747 4,764 4,820 4,811 -0.2 5.9
Yukon
39 43 43 44 44 1.5 14.1
Northwest Territories
53 58 61 60 62 3.1 16.2
Nunavut
23 23 24 24 25 5.4 12.5
r revised
p preliminary
Note: Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.
Retail sales
January 2007
December 2007r
January 2008p
January 2007 to January 2008
Unadjusted
$ millions % change
Automotive 9,124 10,629 10,392 13.9
New car dealers
4,983 5,388 5,329 7.0
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers
1,030 1,214 1,168 13.4
Gasoline stations
3,111 4,028 3,894 25.2
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores 2,135 3,745 2,283 7.0
Furniture stores
742 940 764 3.0
Home furnishings stores
405 660 449 10.8
Computer and software stores
130 140 123 -6.0
Home electronics and appliance stores
857 2,005 947 10.5
Building and outdoor home supplies stores 1,544 1,758 1,617 4.7
Home centres and hardware stores
1,273 1,448 1,328 4.4
Specialized building materials and garden stores
271 311 289 6.4
Food and beverage stores 6,594 8,814 7,110 7.8
Supermarkets
4,953 5,997 5,365 8.3
Convenience and specialty food stores
708 907 745 5.1
Beer, wine and liquor stores
933 1,909 1,000 7.2
Pharmacies and personal care stores 2,260 2,777 2,350 4.0
Clothing and accessories stores 1,447 3,311 1,492 3.1
Clothing stores
1,119 2,433 1,170 4.5
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores
328 878 323 -1.6
General merchandise stores 3,146 6,280 3,404 8.2
Miscellaneous retailers 1,517 2,671 1,582 4.2
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores
771 1,564 803 4.1
Miscellaneous store retailers
747 1,108 779 4.3
Total retail sales 27,767 39,986 30,230 8.9
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 21,755 33,384 23,733 9.1
Provinces and territories
Newfoundland and Labrador
413 671 473 14.4
Prince Edward Island
102 150 110 7.9
Nova Scotia
789 1,138 855 8.4
New Brunswick
619 887 674 9.0
Quebec
6,013 8,121 6,526 8.5
Ontario
9,926 14,783 10,895 9.8
Manitoba
931 1,401 1,066 14.6
Saskatchewan
845 1,302 979 15.8
Alberta
4,157 5,811 4,392 5.7
British Columbia
3,877 5,582 4,150 7.0
Yukon
30 47 35 14.7
Northwest Territories
46 66 54 17.1
Nunavut
19 27 22 14.4
r revised
p preliminary
Note: Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.
