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Table 1 Retail sales

Retail sales
	March 2008	December 2008^r	January 2009^r	February 2009^r	March 2009^p	February to March 2009	March 2008 to March 2009
	Seasonally adjusted
	$ millions					% change
Automotive	12,533	10,007	10,301	10,283	10,333	0.5	-17.6
New car dealers	6,450	5,039	5,273	5,224	5,414	3.6	-16.1
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers	1,620	1,567	1,554	1,533	1,493	-2.6	-7.9
Gasoline stations	4,463	3,401	3,473	3,525	3,426	-2.8	-23.2
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores	2,562	2,439	2,417	2,382	2,378	-0.2	-7.2
Furniture stores	847	796	787	775	779	0.5	-8.0
Home furnishings stores	512	452	451	442	449	1.5	-12.3
Computer and software stores	116	101	105	107	107	0.1	-7.7
Home electronics and appliance stores	1,086	1,090	1,074	1,057	1,042	-1.4	-4.1
Building and outdoor home supplies stores	2,257	2,138	2,122	2,189	2,177	-0.6	-3.5
Home centres and hardware stores	1,838	1,725	1,706	1,766	1,758	-0.5	-4.4
Specialized building materials and garden stores	419	413	416	423	419	-1.0	0.1
Food and beverage stores	7,830	8,091	8,276	8,308	8,387	0.9	7.1
Supermarkets	5,613	5,861	6,011	6,005	6,061	0.9	8.0
Convenience and specialty food stores	835	842	841	851	853	0.2	2.2
Beer, wine and liquor stores	1,382	1,389	1,424	1,451	1,473	1.5	6.5
Pharmacies and personal care stores	2,412	2,405	2,480	2,474	2,487	0.5	3.1
Clothing and accessories stores	1,986	1,912	1,969	1,973	1,963	-0.5	-1.1
Clothing stores	1,524	1,465	1,510	1,515	1,509	-0.4	-1.0
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores	462	447	459	459	454	-1.0	-1.6
General merchandise stores	4,177	4,316	4,319	4,338	4,340	0.1	3.9
Miscellaneous retailers	1,799	1,774	1,811	1,813	1,800	-0.7	0.0
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores	903	894	905	901	905	0.4	0.2
Miscellaneous store retailers	896	880	906	912	895	-1.9	-0.1
Total retail sales	35,557	33,081	33,695	33,760	33,865	0.3	-4.8
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers	27,486	26,475	26,868	27,003	26,958	-0.2	-1.9
Provinces and territories
Newfoundland and Labrador	574	569	569	577	586	1.5	2.0
Prince Edward Island	141	138	140	138	140	1.3	-1.3
Nova Scotia	1,022	957	970	973	978	0.5	-4.3
New Brunswick	792	792	797	791	796	0.6	0.5
Quebec	7,747	7,629	7,644	7,717	7,872	2.0	1.6
Ontario	12,669	11,570	11,994	12,096	12,175	0.6	-3.9
Manitoba	1,264	1,208	1,204	1,206	1,199	-0.6	-5.1
Saskatchewan	1,202	1,128	1,157	1,160	1,161	0.1	-3.4
Alberta	5,203	4,708	4,722	4,652	4,567	-1.8	-12.2
British Columbia	4,812	4,261	4,376	4,327	4,266	-1.4	-11.3
Yukon	44	41	42	41	42	2.4	-5.1
Northwest Territories	60	56	56	55	57	3.3	-5.3
Nunavut	25	26	26	26	26	0.6	5.7

revised

preliminary

Note(s):

Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.