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Retail sales
  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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Note:Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.