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Table 1 Retail sales

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Retail sales
	June 2008	March 2009^r	April 2009^r	May 2009^r	June 2009^p	May to June 2009	June 2008 to June 2009
	Seasonally adjusted
	$ millions					% change
Automotive	12,527	10,394	10,264	10,524	10,744	2.1	-14.2
New car dealers	6,125	5,456	5,405	5,591	5,616	0.4	-8.3
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers	1,593	1,503	1,476	1,499	1,532	2.2	-3.9
Gasoline stations	4,809	3,435	3,383	3,434	3,597	4.7	-25.2
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores	2,621	2,379	2,359	2,380	2,395	0.6	-8.7
Furniture stores	865	774	762	763	771	1.0	-10.8
Home furnishings stores	519	453	456	472	460	-2.6	-11.5
Computer and software stores	122	108	107	105	102	-2.7	-16.4
Home electronics and appliance stores	1,115	1,044	1,034	1,040	1,062	2.1	-4.8
Building and outdoor home supplies stores	2,284	2,189	2,196	2,220	2,206	-0.6	-3.4
Home centres and hardware stores	1,869	1,776	1,786	1,806	1,796	-0.6	-3.9
Specialized building materials and garden stores	415	412	411	414	410	-1.0	-1.3
Food and beverage stores	7,953	8,354	8,256	8,270	8,374	1.3	5.3
Supermarkets	5,686	6,045	5,988	5,978	6,049	1.2	6.4
Convenience and specialty food stores	840	849	834	844	851	0.9	1.3
Beer, wine and liquor stores	1,427	1,460	1,435	1,448	1,475	1.9	3.3
Pharmacies and personal care stores	2,424	2,484	2,476	2,524	2,543	0.8	4.9
Clothing and accessories stores	2,032	1,938	1,927	1,927	1,929	0.1	-5.1
Clothing stores	1,558	1,485	1,475	1,478	1,476	-0.1	-5.3
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores	474	453	452	449	452	0.6	-4.6
General merchandise stores	4,280	4,336	4,355	4,366	4,341	-0.6	1.4
Miscellaneous retailers	1,829	1,814	1,833	1,829	1,831	0.1	0.1
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores	918	912	916	928	941	1.4	2.5
Miscellaneous store retailers	911	902	917	900	890	-1.2	-2.3
Total retail sales	35,951	33,887	33,666	34,039	34,363	1.0	-4.4
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers	28,232	26,928	26,785	26,950	27,215	1.0	-3.6
Provinces and territories
Newfoundland and Labrador	587	591	592	600	606	1.0	3.2
Prince Edward Island	147	141	143	142	142	0.2	-3.1
Nova Scotia	1,013	991	990	1,001	1,020	1.8	0.6
New Brunswick	829	800	793	808	807	-0.2	-2.7
Quebec	7,983	7,770	7,632	7,731	7,868	1.8	-1.4
Ontario	12,804	12,195	12,051	12,221	12,230	0.1	-4.5
Manitoba	1,260	1,206	1,203	1,211	1,245	2.8	-1.2
Saskatchewan	1,216	1,167	1,144	1,163	1,191	2.3	-2.1
Alberta	5,162	4,597	4,631	4,650	4,710	1.3	-8.8
British Columbia	4,819	4,302	4,364	4,385	4,416	0.7	-8.4
Yukon	45	42	41	42	43	2.0	-3.6
Northwest Territories	59	57	54	57	59	3.0	-0.4
Nunavut	27	27	27	27	28	1.7	4.0

revised

preliminary

Note(s):

Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.