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| Retail sales |
| |
February 2007r |
January 2008r |
February 2008p |
February 2007 to February 2008 |
| |
Unadjusted |
| |
$ millions |
% change |
| Automotive |
9,027 |
10,458 |
10,247 |
13.5 |
| New car dealers |
4,815 |
5,331 |
5,241 |
8.8 |
| Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers |
1,056 |
1,222 |
1,196 |
13.2 |
| Gasoline stations |
3,156 |
3,905 |
3,810 |
20.7 |
| Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores |
1,936 |
2,293 |
2,127 |
9.8 |
| Furniture stores |
656 |
768 |
706 |
7.7 |
| Home furnishings stores |
398 |
452 |
430 |
7.9 |
| Computer and software stores |
116 |
123 |
113 |
-2.4 |
| Home electronics and appliance stores |
766 |
950 |
878 |
14.5 |
| Building and outdoor home supplies stores |
1,399 |
1,626 |
1,529 |
9.3 |
| Home centres and hardware stores |
1,124 |
1,335 |
1,227 |
9.1 |
| Specialized building materials and garden stores |
275 |
291 |
302 |
9.8 |
| Food and beverage stores |
6,505 |
7,108 |
7,073 |
8.7 |
| Supermarkets |
4,850 |
5,367 |
5,240 |
8.0 |
| Convenience and specialty food stores |
670 |
738 |
728 |
8.7 |
| Beer, wine and liquor stores |
985 |
1,003 |
1,105 |
12.2 |
| Pharmacies and personal care stores |
2,124 |
2,360 |
2,289 |
7.8 |
| Clothing and accessories stores |
1,313 |
1,514 |
1,416 |
7.8 |
| Clothing stores |
984 |
1,177 |
1,064 |
8.1 |
| Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores |
329 |
337 |
352 |
7.1 |
| General merchandise stores |
2,908 |
3,354 |
3,143 |
8.1 |
| Miscellaneous retailers |
1,357 |
1,577 |
1,445 |
6.5 |
| Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores |
638 |
799 |
668 |
4.7 |
| Miscellaneous store retailers |
719 |
778 |
777 |
8.0 |
| Total retail sales |
26,569 |
30,291 |
29,268 |
10.2 |
| Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers |
20,698 |
23,737 |
22,832 |
10.3 |
| Provinces and territories |
|
|
|
|
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
405 |
468 |
460 |
13.6 |
| Prince Edward Island |
100 |
112 |
111 |
10.6 |
| Nova Scotia |
749 |
855 |
835 |
11.4 |
| New Brunswick |
587 |
669 |
666 |
13.4 |
| Quebec |
5,710 |
6,556 |
6,392 |
11.9 |
| Ontario |
9,475 |
10,907 |
10,311 |
8.8 |
| Manitoba |
888 |
1,060 |
1,029 |
16.0 |
| Saskatchewan |
787 |
985 |
952 |
21.0 |
| Alberta |
3,964 |
4,409 |
4,300 |
8.5 |
| British Columbia |
3,803 |
4,159 |
4,098 |
7.8 |
| Yukon |
33 |
35 |
35 |
5.1 |
| Northwest Territories |
49 |
53 |
58 |
19.4 |
| Nunavut |
19 |
21 |
21 |
15.5 |
| r | revised |
| p | preliminary |
| Note: | Figures may not add up to total due to rounding. |
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| Retail sales |
| |
February 2007r |
November 2007r |
December 2007r |
January 2008r |
February 2008p |
January to February 2008 |
February 2007 to February 2008 |
| |
Seasonally adjusted |
| |
$ millions |
% change |
| Automotive |
11,412 |
12,130 |
12,372 |
12,649 |
12,479 |
-1.3 |
9.3 |
| New car dealers |
6,203 |
6,298 |
6,473 |
6,645 |
6,530 |
-1.7 |
5.3 |
| Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers |
1,508 |
1,582 |
1,646 |
1,694 |
1,647 |
-2.8 |
9.2 |
| Gasoline stations |
3,701 |
4,251 |
4,253 |
4,310 |
4,302 |
-0.2 |
16.2 |
| Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores |
2,433 |
2,506 |
2,494 |
2,581 |
2,565 |
-0.6 |
5.4 |
| Furniture stores |
826 |
844 |
824 |
861 |
857 |
-0.5 |
3.8 |
| Home furnishings stores |
496 |
494 |
503 |
520 |
516 |
-0.8 |
4.1 |
| Computer and software stores |
123 |
119 |
114 |
117 |
115 |
-1.5 |
-6.8 |
| Home electronics and appliance stores |
988 |
1,050 |
1,052 |
1,082 |
1,077 |
-0.5 |
9.0 |
| Building and outdoor home supplies stores |
2,162 |
2,233 |
2,231 |
2,274 |
2,268 |
-0.3 |
4.9 |
| Home centres and hardware stores |
1,747 |
1,802 |
1,819 |
1,837 |
1,831 |
-0.4 |
4.8 |
| Specialized building materials and garden stores |
415 |
431 |
411 |
437 |
438 |
0.1 |
5.5 |
| Food and beverage stores |
7,550 |
7,821 |
7,760 |
7,814 |
7,816 |
0.0 |
3.5 |
| Supermarkets |
5,433 |
5,604 |
5,567 |
5,596 |
5,599 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
| Convenience and specialty food stores |
802 |
839 |
835 |
840 |
836 |
-0.5 |
4.2 |
| Beer, wine and liquor stores |
1,315 |
1,377 |
1,358 |
1,379 |
1,381 |
0.2 |
5.1 |
| Pharmacies and personal care stores |
2,317 |
2,393 |
2,393 |
2,411 |
2,394 |
-0.7 |
3.3 |
| Clothing and accessories stores |
1,948 |
2,024 |
1,976 |
2,032 |
2,012 |
-1.0 |
3.3 |
| Clothing stores |
1,488 |
1,549 |
1,506 |
1,562 |
1,544 |
-1.1 |
3.8 |
| Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores |
460 |
475 |
470 |
470 |
468 |
-0.4 |
1.8 |
| General merchandise stores |
4,005 |
4,148 |
4,204 |
4,175 |
4,167 |
-0.2 |
4.1 |
| Miscellaneous retailers |
1,734 |
1,814 |
1,797 |
1,797 |
1,784 |
-0.7 |
2.8 |
| Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores |
874 |
890 |
888 |
887 |
883 |
-0.4 |
1.1 |
| Miscellaneous store retailers |
861 |
925 |
910 |
910 |
901 |
-1.1 |
4.7 |
| Total retail sales |
33,561 |
35,068 |
35,227 |
35,733 |
35,487 |
-0.7 |
5.7 |
| Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers |
25,850 |
27,189 |
27,108 |
27,394 |
27,309 |
-0.3 |
5.6 |
| Provinces and territories |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
536 |
560 |
571 |
584 |
582 |
-0.3 |
8.7 |
| Prince Edward Island |
135 |
138 |
138 |
142 |
141 |
-0.9 |
4.4 |
| Nova Scotia |
958 |
987 |
979 |
1,014 |
1,017 |
0.3 |
6.1 |
| New Brunswick |
757 |
796 |
788 |
808 |
817 |
1.1 |
7.9 |
| Quebec |
7,377 |
7,700 |
7,635 |
7,892 |
7,907 |
0.2 |
7.2 |
| Ontario |
11,994 |
12,423 |
12,541 |
12,749 |
12,539 |
-1.6 |
4.5 |
| Manitoba |
1,124 |
1,214 |
1,234 |
1,251 |
1,248 |
-0.2 |
11.0 |
| Saskatchewan |
1,008 |
1,146 |
1,169 |
1,170 |
1,170 |
0.0 |
16.0 |
| Alberta |
4,959 |
5,189 |
5,213 |
5,194 |
5,192 |
0.0 |
4.7 |
| British Columbia |
4,594 |
4,786 |
4,831 |
4,799 |
4,744 |
-1.1 |
3.3 |
| Yukon |
44 |
43 |
44 |
44 |
44 |
-0.4 |
1.3 |
| Northwest Territories |
54 |
61 |
60 |
62 |
62 |
0.9 |
14.4 |
| Nunavut |
22 |
24 |
24 |
25 |
24 |
-3.1 |
9.3 |
| r | revised |
| p | preliminary |
| Note: | Figures may not add up to total due to rounding. |
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