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Table 1 Retail sales

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Retail sales
	May 2008	February 2009^r	March 2009^r	April 2009^r	May 2009^p	April to May 2009	May 2008 to May 2009
	Seasonally adjusted
	$ millions					% change
Automotive	12,532	10,305	10,365	10,228	10,469	2.4	-16.5
New car dealers	6,316	5,259	5,449	5,398	5,584	3.4	-11.6
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers	1,585	1,527	1,501	1,474	1,499	1.8	-5.4
Gasoline stations	4,632	3,518	3,415	3,356	3,385	0.9	-26.9
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores	2,613	2,377	2,375	2,355	2,367	0.5	-9.4
Furniture stores	865	772	772	761	763	0.3	-11.7
Home furnishings stores	513	446	454	457	469	2.5	-8.5
Computer and software stores	121	107	108	108	107	-0.3	-11.6
Home electronics and appliance stores	1,114	1,052	1,041	1,029	1,028	-0.1	-7.7
Building and outdoor home supplies stores	2,269	2,197	2,191	2,201	2,223	1.0	-2.0
Home centres and hardware stores	1,853	1,777	1,777	1,789	1,808	1.1	-2.4
Specialized building materials and garden stores	415	420	413	412	415	0.8	-0.1
Food and beverage stores	7,849	8,294	8,354	8,261	8,318	0.7	6.0
Supermarkets	5,612	6,000	6,048	5,994	6,032	0.6	7.5
Convenience and specialty food stores	830	847	848	834	840	0.7	1.2
Beer, wine and liquor stores	1,406	1,446	1,458	1,432	1,446	1.0	2.8
Pharmacies and personal care stores	2,435	2,471	2,481	2,473	2,510	1.5	3.1
Clothing and accessories stores	1,997	1,964	1,939	1,928	1,928	0.0	-3.4
Clothing stores	1,531	1,507	1,486	1,477	1,480	0.2	-3.4
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores	465	457	453	451	448	-0.7	-3.7
General merchandise stores	4,265	4,335	4,341	4,363	4,379	0.4	2.7
Miscellaneous retailers	1,825	1,821	1,816	1,836	1,850	0.8	1.4
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores	911	903	911	914	934	2.2	2.5
Miscellaneous store retailers	914	918	905	922	916	-0.6	0.3
Total, retail sales	35,785	33,764	33,862	33,644	34,045	1.2	-4.9
Total, excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers	27,884	26,977	26,912	26,772	26,961	0.7	-3.3
Provinces and territories
Newfoundland and Labrador	575	579	590	591	597	1.0	3.7
Prince Edward Island	143	138	141	143	142	-0.7	-0.6
Nova Scotia	1,014	975	990	988	993	0.5	-2.1
New Brunswick	825	793	801	794	814	2.5	-1.2
Quebec	7,976	7,659	7,761	7,621	7,712	1.2	-3.3
Ontario	12,757	12,098	12,202	12,059	12,245	1.5	-4.0
Manitoba	1,250	1,206	1,204	1,200	1,213	1.1	-3.0
Saskatchewan	1,207	1,158	1,164	1,142	1,161	1.7	-3.8
Alberta	5,137	4,677	4,579	4,619	4,642	0.5	-9.6
British Columbia	4,770	4,358	4,304	4,365	4,399	0.8	-7.8
Yukon	44	41	42	41	42	2.8	-4.5
Northwest Territories	59	55	57	54	57	6.8	-3.3
Nunavut	26	26	27	27	26	-2.5	3.0

revised

preliminary

Note(s):

Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.