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Retail sales
May 2007
February 2008r
March 2008r
April 2008r
May 2008p
April to May 2008
May 2007 to May 2008
Seasonally adjusted
$ millions % change
Automotive 12,276 12,457 12,488 12,463 12,596 1.1 2.6
New car dealers
6,678 6,486 6,493 6,414 6,432 0.3 -3.7
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers
1,624 1,619 1,603 1,561 1,568 0.4 -3.4
Gasoline stations
3,974 4,353 4,392 4,487 4,596 2.4 15.6
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores 2,482 2,551 2,549 2,603 2,611 0.3 5.2
Furniture stores
845 850 837 871 872 0.1 3.1
Home furnishings stores
494 511 514 510 512 0.5 3.6
Computer and software stores
122 115 116 120 120 0.3 -1.4
Home electronics and appliance stores
1,021 1,075 1,081 1,103 1,107 0.4 8.5
Building and outdoor home supplies stores 2,189 2,250 2,241 2,226 2,241 0.7 2.4
Home centres and hardware stores
1,787 1,826 1,825 1,819 1,830 0.6 2.4
Specialized building materials and garden stores
402 424 415 407 411 1.0 2.2
Food and beverage stores 7,658 7,800 7,807 7,821 7,818 0.0 2.1
Supermarkets
5,488 5,587 5,610 5,626 5,625 0.0 2.5
Convenience and specialty food stores
829 832 828 823 819 -0.5 -1.2
Beer, wine and liquor stores
1,341 1,381 1,369 1,373 1,375 0.1 2.5
Pharmacies and personal care stores 2,340 2,382 2,406 2,423 2,429 0.3 3.8
Clothing and accessories stores 2,000 2,010 1,958 2,011 1,998 -0.7 -0.1
Clothing stores
1,536 1,543 1,499 1,556 1,538 -1.1 0.1
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores
464 467 460 456 460 0.9 -0.9
General merchandise stores 4,081 4,171 4,176 4,261 4,254 -0.2 4.2
Miscellaneous retailers 1,787 1,788 1,807 1,831 1,838 0.4 2.9
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores
882 885 905 915 921 0.7 4.4
Miscellaneous store retailers
905 903 902 916 917 0.1 1.4
Total retail sales 34,813 35,409 35,432 35,640 35,784 0.4 2.8
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 26,511 27,304 27,337 27,664 27,784 0.4 4.8
Provinces and territories
Newfoundland and Labrador
540 580 576 580 573 -1.2 6.1
Prince Edward Island
134 140 141 141 141 0.2 5.1
Nova Scotia
972 1,015 1,024 1,006 1,012 0.5 4.1
New Brunswick
790 804 785 805 811 0.8 2.7
Quebec
7,848 7,882 7,654 7,932 7,975 0.5 1.6
Ontario
12,333 12,530 12,667 12,751 12,774 0.2 3.6
Manitoba
1,163 1,244 1,264 1,242 1,256 1.1 7.9
Saskatchewan
1,066 1,174 1,197 1,191 1,211 1.8 13.7
Alberta
5,147 5,160 5,194 5,105 5,142 0.7 -0.1
British Columbia
4,700 4,747 4,801 4,758 4,759 0.0 1.3
Yukon
41 44 44 44 44 -0.4 7.2
Northwest Territories
56 62 60 60 61 0.6 8.3
Nunavut
23 25 25 25 25 1.0 11.4
r revised
p preliminary
Note: Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.
Retail sales
May 2007
April 2008r
May 2008p
Unadjusted
$ millions
Automotive 14,652 14,123 14,613
New car dealers
8,126 7,721 7,485
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers
2,289 2,001 2,144
Gasoline stations
4,237 4,400 4,984
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores 2,322 2,340 2,471
Furniture stores
840 819 885
Home furnishings stores
487 485 495
Computer and software stores
112 113 113
Home electronics and appliance stores
883 923 978
Building and outdoor home supplies stores 2,947 2,235 2,950
Home centres and hardware stores
2,372 1,833 2,371
Specialized building materials and garden stores
575 402 578
Food and beverage stores 7,994 7,330 8,557
Supermarkets
5,770 5,359 6,201
Convenience and specialty food stores
881 794 884
Beer, wine and liquor stores
1,344 1,178 1,472
Pharmacies and personal care stores 2,387 2,357 2,476
Clothing and accessories stores 2,044 1,924 2,095
Clothing stores
1,564 1,499 1,610
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores
480 425 485
General merchandise stores 4,282 4,015 4,532
Miscellaneous retailers 1,792 1,688 1,855
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores
831 837 878
Miscellaneous store retailers
961 851 977
Total retail sales 38,420 36,013 39,550
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 28,005 26,291 29,920
Provinces and territories
Newfoundland and Labrador
596 573 630
Prince Edward Island
148 134 156
Nova Scotia
1,057 978 1,105
New Brunswick
868 804 896
Quebec
9,005 8,342 9,235
Ontario
13,462 12,849 13,895
Manitoba
1,273 1,255 1,380
Saskatchewan
1,190 1,196 1,357
Alberta
5,692 5,091 5,664
British Columbia
5,006 4,663 5,095
Yukon
46 42 49
Northwest Territories
56 60 61
Nunavut
23 25 26
r revised
p preliminary
Note: Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.
