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Table 1 Retail sales

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Retail sales
	April 2008	January 2009^r	February 2009^r	March 2009^r	April 2009^p	March to April 2009	April 2008 to April 2009
	Seasonally adjusted
	$ millions					% change
Automotive	12,504	10,280	10,251	10,317	10,118	-1.9	-19.1
New car dealers	6,403	5,266	5,215	5,414	5,318	-1.8	-17.0
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers	1,574	1,549	1,524	1,497	1,460	-2.4	-7.2
Gasoline stations	4,526	3,464	3,512	3,406	3,340	-1.9	-26.2
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores	2,592	2,412	2,378	2,376	2,358	-0.8	-9.0
Furniture stores	860	784	772	771	757	-1.8	-11.9
Home furnishings stores	510	452	445	454	457	0.9	-10.2
Computer and software stores	120	105	108	109	110	1.2	-8.6
Home electronics and appliance stores	1,102	1,071	1,054	1,043	1,033	-0.9	-6.3
Building and outdoor home supplies stores	2,246	2,123	2,192	2,182	2,187	0.3	-2.6
Home centres and hardware stores	1,833	1,708	1,770	1,767	1,771	0.2	-3.4
Specialized building materials and garden stores	413	415	422	415	417	0.4	0.8
Food and beverage stores	7,862	8,270	8,299	8,359	8,278	-1.0	5.3
Supermarkets	5,627	6,011	6,003	6,051	6,009	-0.7	6.8
Convenience and specialty food stores	833	841	849	849	833	-1.8	0.1
Beer, wine and liquor stores	1,402	1,418	1,447	1,459	1,435	-1.7	2.3
Pharmacies and personal care stores	2,426	2,469	2,467	2,476	2,467	-0.4	1.7
Clothing and accessories stores	2,011	1,964	1,966	1,941	1,930	-0.6	-4.0
Clothing stores	1,556	1,506	1,509	1,488	1,479	-0.6	-5.0
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores	454	457	458	453	451	-0.4	-0.7
General merchandise stores	4,260	4,319	4,338	4,341	4,364	0.5	2.4
Miscellaneous retailers	1,831	1,814	1,819	1,813	1,826	0.7	-0.3
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores	914	905	901	907	903	-0.5	-1.2
Miscellaneous store retailers	917	909	918	906	923	1.9	0.6
Total retail sales	35,731	33,651	33,709	33,805	33,529	-0.8	-6.2
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers	27,753	26,835	26,971	26,894	26,751	-0.5	-3.6
Provinces and territories
Newfoundland and Labrador	583	570	578	588	589	0.1	1.0
Prince Edward Island	142	140	138	141	143	1.7	0.6
Nova Scotia	1,010	970	974	988	986	-0.2	-2.4
New Brunswick	819	797	790	797	789	-1.0	-3.6
Quebec	7,906	7,591	7,666	7,770	7,579	-2.5	-4.1
Ontario	12,773	11,986	12,075	12,170	12,035	-1.1	-5.8
Manitoba	1,245	1,203	1,204	1,200	1,195	-0.4	-4.0
Saskatchewan	1,198	1,154	1,155	1,160	1,143	-1.4	-4.6
Alberta	5,137	4,730	4,662	4,571	4,597	0.6	-10.5
British Columbia	4,789	4,387	4,346	4,293	4,350	1.3	-9.2
Yukon	45	42	41	42	41	-1.9	-8.3
Northwest Territories	60	56	55	57	54	-5.6	-9.2
Nunavut	25	26	26	27	27	1.5	6.5

revised

preliminary

Note(s):

Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.