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Retail sales
March 2007
December 2007r
January 2008r
February 2008r
March 2008p
February to March 2008
March 2007 to March 2008
Seasonally adjusted
$ millions % change
Automotive 11,738 12,376 12,665 12,513 12,567 0.4 7.1
New car dealers
6,385 6,473 6,646 6,532 6,549 0.3 2.6
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers
1,519 1,644 1,701 1,643 1,651 0.5 8.7
Gasoline stations
3,834 4,259 4,318 4,338 4,368 0.7 13.9
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores 2,458 2,496 2,581 2,552 2,553 0.0 3.9
Furniture stores
841 827 862 850 841 -1.1 0.0
Home furnishings stores
492 503 520 514 518 0.7 5.4
Computer and software stores
116 114 117 114 113 -1.2 -2.5
Home electronics and appliance stores
1,010 1,052 1,083 1,074 1,081 0.7 7.1
Building and outdoor home supplies stores 2,175 2,229 2,269 2,257 2,246 -0.5 3.3
Home centres and hardware stores
1,755 1,818 1,835 1,831 1,829 -0.1 4.2
Specialized building materials and garden stores
420 411 434 426 418 -2.0 -0.6
Food and beverage stores 7,533 7,759 7,813 7,809 7,837 0.3 4.0
Supermarkets
5,396 5,566 5,596 5,590 5,630 0.7 4.3
Convenience and specialty food stores
816 835 838 833 819 -1.7 0.4
Beer, wine and liquor stores
1,321 1,359 1,379 1,386 1,388 0.1 5.1
Pharmacies and personal care stores 2,330 2,393 2,411 2,383 2,410 1.1 3.5
Clothing and accessories stores 1,973 1,983 2,026 2,010 1,958 -2.6 -0.7
Clothing stores
1,510 1,513 1,557 1,541 1,491 -3.2 -1.3
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores
463 470 470 469 468 -0.3 1.0
General merchandise stores 3,980 4,214 4,170 4,157 4,135 -0.5 3.9
Miscellaneous retailers 1,758 1,797 1,796 1,783 1,789 0.4 1.8
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores
889 888 888 883 899 1.8 1.2
Miscellaneous store retailers
869 909 908 899 890 -1.0 2.4
Total retail sales 33,945 35,248 35,732 35,464 35,497 0.1 4.6
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 26,040 27,131 27,386 27,289 27,297 0.0 4.8
Provinces and territories
Newfoundland and Labrador
533 569 584 582 572 -1.6 7.3
Prince Edward Island
135 138 142 141 141 0.1 4.1
Nova Scotia
965 978 1,015 1,017 1,026 1.0 6.3
New Brunswick
760 789 805 804 785 -2.3 3.4
Quebec
7,426 7,682 7,895 7,867 7,621 -3.1 2.6
Ontario
12,088 12,525 12,739 12,533 12,638 0.8 4.5
Manitoba
1,146 1,234 1,253 1,251 1,279 2.3 11.7
Saskatchewan
1,062 1,171 1,174 1,180 1,205 2.1 13.4
Alberta
5,078 5,209 5,195 5,206 5,252 0.9 3.4
British Columbia
4,635 4,826 4,800 4,753 4,848 2.0 4.6
Yukon
39 44 44 44 44 -0.5 14.2
Northwest Territories
55 60 61 62 61 -2.5 9.6
Nunavut
22 24 25 25 24 -1.9 9.1
r revised
p preliminary
Note: Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.
Retail sales
March 2007
February 2008r
March 2008p
March 2007 to March 2008
Unadjusted
$ millions % change
Automotive 11,955 10,275 11,978 0.2
New car dealers
6,785 5,239 6,377 -6.0
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers
1,416 1,197 1,387 -2.1
Gasoline stations
3,753 3,839 4,214 12.3
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores 2,316 2,122 2,323 0.3
Furniture stores
800 707 783 -2.2
Home furnishings stores
472 430 467 -1.1
Computer and software stores
132 113 122 -7.6
Home electronics and appliance stores
912 873 951 4.3
Building and outdoor home supplies stores 1,740 1,525 1,708 -1.8
Home centres and hardware stores
1,393 1,232 1,380 -0.9
Specialized building materials and garden stores
347 293 328 -5.5
Food and beverage stores 7,574 7,070 7,528 -0.6
Supermarkets
5,575 5,228 5,517 -1.0
Convenience and specialty food stores
781 729 776 -0.6
Beer, wine and liquor stores
1,218 1,112 1,235 1.4
Pharmacies and personal care stores 2,339 2,280 2,351 0.5
Clothing and accessories stores 1,731 1,421 1,641 -5.2
Clothing stores
1,352 1,068 1,288 -4.7
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores
379 353 353 -6.9
General merchandise stores 3,501 3,148 3,591 2.6
Miscellaneous retailers 1,578 1,445 1,582 0.3
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores
771 666 774 0.3
Miscellaneous store retailers
806 779 808 0.2
Total retail sales 32,734 29,286 32,702 -0.1
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 24,532 22,850 24,938 1.7
Provinces and territories
Newfoundland and Labrador
495 463 492 -0.5
Prince Edward Island
120 111 119 -0.7
Nova Scotia
916 833 934 2.1
New Brunswick
722 654 715 -0.9
Quebec
7,184 6,395 7,049 -1.9
Ontario
11,603 10,304 11,485 -1.0
Manitoba
1,115 1,028 1,178 5.7
Saskatchewan
990 959 1,096 10.7
Alberta
4,921 4,320 4,919 0.0
British Columbia
4,548 4,103 4,585 0.8
Yukon
36 35 39 9.4
Northwest Territories
63 59 66 5.0
Nunavut
23 22 25 6.6
r revised
p preliminary
Note: Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.
