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| Retail sales | |||||||||||||
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| August 2007 | May 2008r | June 2008r | July 2008r | August 2008p | July to August 2008 | August 2007 to August 2008 | |||||||
| Seasonally adjusted | |||||||||||||
| $ millions | % change | ||||||||||||
| Automotive | 11,747 | 12,475 | 12,452 | 12,413 | 12,193 | -1.8 | 3.8 | ||||||
| New car dealers | 6,476 | 6,291 | 6,076 | 6,019 | 5,946 | -1.2 | -8.2 | ||||||
| Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1,567 | 1,569 | 1,578 | 1,575 | 1,607 | 2.1 | 2.5 | ||||||
| Gasoline stations | 3,704 | 4,614 | 4,798 | 4,820 | 4,640 | -3.7 | 25.3 | ||||||
| Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores | 2,534 | 2,628 | 2,650 | 2,700 | 2,698 | -0.1 | 6.5 | ||||||
| Furniture stores | 839 | 871 | 877 | 892 | 891 | -0.1 | 6.2 | ||||||
| Home furnishings stores | 511 | 519 | 529 | 533 | 529 | -0.8 | 3.4 | ||||||
| Computer and software stores | 118 | 121 | 123 | 125 | 121 | -3.3 | 2.3 | ||||||
| Home electronics and appliance stores | 1,065 | 1,117 | 1,121 | 1,150 | 1,158 | 0.7 | 8.7 | ||||||
| Building and outdoor home supplies stores | 2,243 | 2,265 | 2,290 | 2,317 | 2,329 | 0.5 | 3.8 | ||||||
| Home centres and hardware stores | 1,817 | 1,850 | 1,878 | 1,896 | 1,910 | 0.7 | 5.1 | ||||||
| Specialized building materials and garden stores | 426 | 416 | 412 | 422 | 419 | -0.5 | -1.5 | ||||||
| Food and beverage stores | 7,643 | 7,831 | 7,937 | 7,894 | 7,949 | 0.7 | 4.0 | ||||||
| Supermarkets | 5,470 | 5,618 | 5,691 | 5,669 | 5,716 | 0.8 | 4.5 | ||||||
| Convenience and specialty food stores | 823 | 819 | 830 | 834 | 832 | -0.2 | 1.0 | ||||||
| Beer, wine and liquor stores | 1,349 | 1,395 | 1,416 | 1,391 | 1,401 | 0.7 | 3.9 | ||||||
| Pharmacies and personal care stores | 2,389 | 2,429 | 2,429 | 2,459 | 2,468 | 0.4 | 3.3 | ||||||
| Clothing and accessories stores | 2,020 | 2,002 | 2,048 | 2,033 | 2,014 | -0.9 | -0.3 | ||||||
| Clothing stores | 1,546 | 1,536 | 1,569 | 1,561 | 1,542 | -1.2 | -0.3 | ||||||
| Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores | 474 | 466 | 479 | 472 | 472 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ||||||
| General merchandise stores | 4,078 | 4,265 | 4,286 | 4,311 | 4,347 | 0.8 | 6.6 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous retailers | 1,792 | 1,835 | 1,837 | 1,846 | 1,857 | 0.6 | 3.6 | ||||||
| Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores | 883 | 917 | 924 | 914 | 924 | 1.0 | 4.6 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 909 | 918 | 913 | 931 | 933 | 0.2 | 2.7 | ||||||
| Total retail sales | 34,445 | 35,731 | 35,929 | 35,973 | 35,855 | -0.3 | 4.1 | ||||||
| Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers | 26,402 | 27,870 | 28,275 | 28,380 | 28,301 | -0.3 | 7.2 | ||||||
| Total excluding the automotive sector | 22,698 | 23,256 | 23,477 | 23,560 | 23,662 | 0.4 | 4.2 | ||||||
| Provinces and territories | |||||||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 550 | 573 | 590 | 602 | 599 | -0.4 | 8.9 | ||||||
| Prince Edward Island | 139 | 141 | 145 | 143 | 142 | -0.2 | 2.8 | ||||||
| Nova Scotia | 972 | 1,007 | 1,015 | 1,029 | 1,027 | -0.2 | 5.6 | ||||||
| New Brunswick | 786 | 815 | 819 | 841 | 834 | -0.8 | 6.1 | ||||||
| Quebec | 7,564 | 7,978 | 7,985 | 8,045 | 7,988 | -0.7 | 5.6 | ||||||
| Ontario | 12,239 | 12,754 | 12,799 | 12,843 | 12,842 | 0.0 | 4.9 | ||||||
| Manitoba | 1,166 | 1,251 | 1,261 | 1,250 | 1,252 | 0.2 | 7.4 | ||||||
| Saskatchewan | 1,089 | 1,202 | 1,213 | 1,217 | 1,216 | -0.1 | 11.7 | ||||||
| Alberta | 5,104 | 5,113 | 5,138 | 5,090 | 5,083 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ||||||
| British Columbia | 4,713 | 4,766 | 4,834 | 4,785 | 4,742 | -0.9 | 0.6 | ||||||
| Yukon | 42 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | -1.0 | 5.5 | ||||||
| Northwest Territories | 57 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 1.0 | 3.0 | ||||||
| Nunavut | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | -3.8 | 6.5 | ||||||
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