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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.
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.
