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| Retail sales | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2007 | April 2008r | May 2008r | June 2008r | July 2008p | June to July 2008 | July 2007 to July 2008 | |||||||
| Seasonally adjusted | |||||||||||||
| $ millions | % change | ||||||||||||
| Automotive | 11,793 | 12,446 | 12,501 | 12,484 | 12,407 | -0.6 | 5.2 | ||||||
| New car dealers | 6,330 | 6,369 | 6,302 | 6,093 | 6,037 | -0.9 | -4.6 | ||||||
| Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1,579 | 1,560 | 1,564 | 1,571 | 1,543 | -1.7 | -2.2 | ||||||
| Gasoline stations | 3,884 | 4,516 | 4,635 | 4,820 | 4,827 | 0.1 | 24.3 | ||||||
| Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores | 2,519 | 2,609 | 2,628 | 2,652 | 2,701 | 1.8 | 7.2 | ||||||
| Furniture stores | 850 | 870 | 872 | 879 | 896 | 2.0 | 5.5 | ||||||
| Home furnishings stores | 510 | 513 | 519 | 529 | 533 | 0.6 | 4.5 | ||||||
| Computer and software stores | 115 | 121 | 122 | 124 | 128 | 2.8 | 11.5 | ||||||
| Home electronics and appliance stores | 1,045 | 1,105 | 1,116 | 1,119 | 1,144 | 2.2 | 9.5 | ||||||
| Building and outdoor home supplies stores | 2,211 | 2,238 | 2,265 | 2,288 | 2,316 | 1.2 | 4.8 | ||||||
| Home centres and hardware stores | 1,782 | 1,830 | 1,849 | 1,877 | 1,897 | 1.1 | 6.5 | ||||||
| Specialized building materials and garden stores | 428 | 408 | 416 | 411 | 419 | 1.9 | -2.2 | ||||||
| Food and beverage stores | 7,648 | 7,832 | 7,833 | 7,939 | 7,912 | -0.3 | 3.4 | ||||||
| Supermarkets | 5,484 | 5,630 | 5,618 | 5,690 | 5,678 | -0.2 | 3.5 | ||||||
| Convenience and specialty food stores | 827 | 824 | 819 | 831 | 837 | 0.7 | 1.2 | ||||||
| Beer, wine and liquor stores | 1,337 | 1,378 | 1,396 | 1,418 | 1,397 | -1.5 | 4.5 | ||||||
| Pharmacies and personal care stores | 2,357 | 2,421 | 2,428 | 2,428 | 2,451 | 1.0 | 4.0 | ||||||
| Clothing and accessories stores | 2,001 | 2,015 | 2,007 | 2,056 | 2,047 | -0.4 | 2.3 | ||||||
| Clothing stores | 1,530 | 1,558 | 1,541 | 1,576 | 1,575 | -0.1 | 2.9 | ||||||
| Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores | 471 | 457 | 466 | 480 | 472 | -1.6 | 0.2 | ||||||
| General merchandise stores | 4,013 | 4,266 | 4,263 | 4,283 | 4,306 | 0.5 | 7.3 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous retailers | 1,754 | 1,831 | 1,836 | 1,837 | 1,847 | 0.5 | 5.3 | ||||||
| Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores | 860 | 914 | 917 | 924 | 914 | -1.1 | 6.2 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 894 | 918 | 919 | 913 | 933 | 2.2 | 4.4 | ||||||
| Total retail sales | 34,296 | 35,659 | 35,762 | 35,966 | 35,987 | 0.1 | 4.9 | ||||||
| Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers | 26,387 | 27,729 | 27,896 | 28,303 | 28,407 | 0.4 | 7.7 | ||||||
| Provinces and territories | |||||||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 550 | 583 | 573 | 590 | 603 | 2.2 | 9.6 | ||||||
| Prince Edward Island | 136 | 141 | 142 | 145 | 144 | -1.0 | 5.5 | ||||||
| Nova Scotia | 977 | 1,005 | 1,007 | 1,015 | 1,026 | 1.1 | 5.0 | ||||||
| New Brunswick | 784 | 807 | 816 | 820 | 845 | 3.0 | 7.7 | ||||||
| Quebec | 7,539 | 7,940 | 7,981 | 7,989 | 8,042 | 0.7 | 6.7 | ||||||
| Ontario | 12,062 | 12,755 | 12,754 | 12,805 | 12,814 | 0.1 | 6.2 | ||||||
| Manitoba | 1,170 | 1,241 | 1,252 | 1,263 | 1,253 | -0.8 | 7.1 | ||||||
| Saskatchewan | 1,083 | 1,188 | 1,203 | 1,215 | 1,218 | 0.2 | 12.4 | ||||||
| Alberta | 5,157 | 5,102 | 5,126 | 5,153 | 5,112 | -0.8 | -0.9 | ||||||
| British Columbia | 4,716 | 4,766 | 4,776 | 4,841 | 4,804 | -0.8 | 1.9 | ||||||
| Yukon | 41 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 0.3 | 9.2 | ||||||
| Northwest Territories | 57 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 57 | -3.5 | -0.3 | ||||||
| Nunavut | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0.4 | 14.3 | ||||||
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