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Table 1 Retail sales

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Retail sales
  February 2008 November 2008r December 2008r January 2009r February 2009p January to February 2009 February 2008 to February 2009
  Seasonally adjusted
   $ millions % change
Automotive 12,556 11,244 9,990 10,278 10,250 -0.3 -18.4
New car dealers 6,440 5,840 5,001 5,224 5,141 -1.6 -20.2
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 1,632 1,646 1,575 1,569 1,565 -0.3 -4.1
Gasoline stations 4,483 3,758 3,414 3,485 3,544 1.7 -21.0
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores 2,578 2,510 2,440 2,417 2,370 -1.9 -8.1
Furniture stores 859 820 794 783 771 -1.5 -10.3
Home furnishings stores 516 473 452 450 439 -2.4 -15.0
Computer and software stores 116 110 101 104 105 0.5 -9.7
Home electronics and appliance stores 1,087 1,107 1,093 1,080 1,056 -2.2 -2.8
Building and outdoor home supplies stores 2,264 2,271 2,137 2,115 2,177 3.0 -3.8
Home centres and hardware stores 1,837 1,853 1,724 1,697 1,754 3.3 -4.5
Specialized building materials and garden stores 427 418 413 417 423 1.4 -0.8
Food and beverage stores 7,798 8,198 8,089 8,267 8,326 0.7 6.8
Supermarkets 5,582 5,909 5,858 6,007 6,020 0.2 7.9
Convenience and specialty food stores 838 860 842 841 854 1.6 1.9
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,378 1,429 1,388 1,419 1,452 2.3 5.4
Pharmacies and personal care stores 2,388 2,461 2,406 2,485 2,493 0.3 4.4
Clothing and accessories stores 2,024 1,981 1,913 1,970 1,970 0.0 -2.7
Clothing stores 1,551 1,513 1,465 1,511 1,514 0.2 -2.4
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores 473 468 448 459 456 -0.6 -3.7
General merchandise stores 4,169 4,337 4,319 4,322 4,340 0.4 4.1
Miscellaneous retailers 1,783 1,815 1,775 1,814 1,817 0.2 1.9
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores 886 894 893 904 898 -0.8 1.3
Miscellaneous store retailers 897 921 882 909 919 1.1 2.5
Total retail sales 35,558 34,817 33,068 33,668 33,743 0.2 -5.1
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 27,486 27,331 26,492 26,875 27,037 0.6 -1.6
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 582 593 567 568 575 1.1 -1.3
Prince Edward Island 142 144 138 139 137 -1.4 -3.0
Nova Scotia 1,012 987 955 968 970 0.2 -4.1
New Brunswick 812 807 791 797 787 -1.2 -3.1
Quebec 7,962 7,877 7,624 7,615 7,699 1.1 -3.3
Ontario 12,549 12,343 11,555 11,966 12,082 1.0 -3.7
Manitoba 1,247 1,251 1,207 1,204 1,202 -0.2 -3.5
Saskatchewan 1,176 1,200 1,128 1,157 1,159 0.2 -1.5
Alberta 5,182 4,943 4,720 4,745 4,682 -1.3 -9.6
British Columbia 4,763 4,547 4,261 4,383 4,328 -1.3 -9.1
Yukon 45 43 41 42 42 -1.0 -6.9
Northwest Territories 62 56 56 55 54 -2.1 -12.0
Nunavut 25 26 26 26 26 0.4 3.2
revised
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.