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Table 2 Retail sales

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Retail sales
  March 2008 February 2009r March 2009p
  Unadjusted
   $ millions
Automotive 12,003 8,094 10,341
New car dealers 6,371 4,050 5,761
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 1,392 1,081 1,353
Gasoline stations 4,240 2,963 3,226
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores 2,310 1,867 2,148
Furniture stores 774 605 717
Home furnishings stores 462 352 423
Computer and software stores 123 99 115
Home electronics and appliance stores 950 812 894
Building and outdoor home supplies stores 1,712 1,414 1,700
Home centres and hardware stores 1,380 1,131 1,362
Specialized building materials and garden stores 332 282 337
Food and beverage stores 7,524 7,152 7,672
Supermarkets 5,503 5,341 5,677
Convenience and specialty food stores 794 717 771
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,227 1,094 1,225
Pharmacies and personal care stores 2,348 2,261 2,431
Clothing and accessories stores 1,651 1,341 1,624
Clothing stores 1,301 1,012 1,277
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores 350 330 347
General merchandise stores 3,620 3,165 3,660
Miscellaneous retailers 1,583 1,413 1,564
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores 774 651 769
Miscellaneous store retailers 809 761 795
Total retail sales 32,750 26,707 31,140
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 24,988 21,576 24,025
Provinces and territories      
Newfoundland and Labrador 496 442 514
Prince Edward Island 119 103 118
Nova Scotia 933 766 890
New Brunswick 717 613 718
Quebec 7,120 5,965 7,169
Ontario 11,512 9,545 11,206
Manitoba 1,170 955 1,117
Saskatchewan 1,094 903 1,058
Alberta 4,913 3,734 4,235
British Columbia 4,547 3,577 3,989
Yukon 39 31 36
Northwest Territories 65 50 61
Nunavut 25 22 27
revised
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.