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Retail sales
April 2007
January 2008r
February 2008r
March 2008r
April 2008p
March to April 2008
April 2007 to April 2008
Seasonally adjusted
$ millions % change
Automotive 11,946 12,654 12,468 12,491 12,472 -0.2 4.4
New car dealers
6,550 6,635 6,499 6,499 6,431 -1.0 -1.8
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers
1,530 1,694 1,624 1,610 1,576 -2.1 3.0
Gasoline stations
3,866 4,326 4,344 4,382 4,465 1.9 15.5
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores 2,493 2,587 2,549 2,545 2,585 1.6 3.7
Furniture stores
846 863 849 835 862 3.3 1.9
Home furnishings stores
502 524 512 516 513 -0.6 2.1
Computer and software stores
124 117 115 116 120 3.3 -3.4
Home electronics and appliance stores
1,021 1,083 1,073 1,079 1,091 1.1 6.9
Building and outdoor home supplies stores 2,152 2,265 2,250 2,241 2,227 -0.6 3.5
Home centres and hardware stores
1,746 1,832 1,826 1,825 1,819 -0.3 4.2
Specialized building materials and garden stores
407 433 424 416 408 -2.0 0.3
Food and beverage stores 7,665 7,806 7,806 7,816 7,845 0.4 2.3
Supermarkets
5,489 5,590 5,587 5,610 5,620 0.2 2.4
Convenience and specialty food stores
821 839 835 833 840 0.8 2.3
Beer, wine and liquor stores
1,355 1,377 1,383 1,374 1,386 0.9 2.2
Pharmacies and personal care stores 2,303 2,413 2,383 2,407 2,421 0.6 5.2
Clothing and accessories stores 1,956 2,028 2,012 1,957 2,012 2.8 2.9
Clothing stores
1,491 1,559 1,545 1,497 1,558 4.1 4.5
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores
465 468 467 460 455 -1.2 -2.3
General merchandise stores 3,948 4,176 4,171 4,176 4,250 1.8 7.6
Miscellaneous retailers 1,738 1,799 1,787 1,802 1,819 0.9 4.6
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores
872 888 884 901 908 0.8 4.1
Miscellaneous store retailers
866 910 902 901 910 1.0 5.1
Total retail sales 34,201 35,728 35,424 35,435 35,631 0.6 4.2
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 26,121 27,399 27,301 27,326 27,624 1.1 5.8
Provinces and territories
Newfoundland and Labrador
544 586 582 577 582 0.9 6.9
Prince Edward Island
132 142 141 141 141 -0.4 6.2
Nova Scotia
957 1,015 1,015 1,024 1,008 -1.6 5.4
New Brunswick
760 806 803 783 802 2.5 5.6
Quebec
7,563 7,893 7,883 7,648 7,911 3.4 4.6
Ontario
12,199 12,755 12,536 12,665 12,749 0.7 4.5
Manitoba
1,151 1,252 1,244 1,263 1,239 -1.9 7.6
Saskatchewan
1,056 1,172 1,174 1,196 1,188 -0.6 12.5
Alberta
5,054 5,178 5,166 5,199 5,105 -1.8 1.0
British Columbia
4,665 4,797 4,749 4,810 4,775 -0.7 2.4
Yukon
41 44 44 44 45 1.1 9.3
Northwest Territories
56 61 62 60 61 0.4 8.3
Nunavut
23 25 25 25 25 2.2 8.3
r revised
p preliminary
Note: Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.
Retail sales
April 2007
March 2008r
April 2008p
April 2007 to April 2008
Unadjusted
$ millions % change
Automotive 12,792 11,954 14,114 10.3
New car dealers
7,221 6,360 7,708 6.7
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers
1,796 1,375 2,012 12.0
Gasoline stations
3,774 4,219 4,394 16.4
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores 2,206 2,316 2,312 4.8
Furniture stores
798 775 804 0.6
Home furnishings stores
455 467 487 7.0
Computer and software stores
114 123 114 -0.2
Home electronics and appliance stores
838 950 908 8.4
Building and outdoor home supplies stores 2,099 1,716 2,238 6.6
Home centres and hardware stores
1,705 1,387 1,835 7.6
Specialized building materials and garden stores
394 330 403 2.3
Food and beverage stores 7,159 7,498 7,352 2.7
Supermarkets
5,171 5,490 5,348 3.4
Convenience and specialty food stores
804 789 813 1.1
Beer, wine and liquor stores
1,184 1,219 1,191 0.7
Pharmacies and personal care stores 2,214 2,345 2,353 6.3
Clothing and accessories stores 1,821 1,638 1,920 5.4
Clothing stores
1,405 1,289 1,496 6.4
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores
416 349 424 2.1
General merchandise stores 3,710 3,622 4,016 8.3
Miscellaneous retailers 1,584 1,590 1,673 5.6
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores
795 772 831 4.6
Miscellaneous store retailers
789 818 842 6.7
Total retail sales 33,585 32,679 35,980 7.1
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 24,567 24,944 26,259 6.9
Provinces and territories
Newfoundland and Labrador
513 499 572 11.4
Prince Edward Island
122 120 133 9.0
Nova Scotia
913 932 981 7.4
New Brunswick
744 712 803 7.9
Quebec
7,775 7,066 8,313 6.9
Ontario
11,739 11,483 12,839 9.4
Manitoba
1,128 1,169 1,251 11.0
Saskatchewan
1,047 1,091 1,198 14.4
Alberta
4,980 4,926 5,092 2.2
British Columbia
4,507 4,551 4,670 3.6
Yukon
38 39 43 12.3
Northwest Territories
54 66 60 10.6
Nunavut
23 25 26 11.7
r revised
p preliminary
Note: Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.
