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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
rrevised
ppreliminary
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
rrevised
ppreliminary
Note:Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.
Date Modified: 2009-08-13

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