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Table 1 Retail sales

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Retail sales
	July 2008	April 2009^r	May 2009^r	June 2009^r	July 2009^p	June to July 2009	July 2008 to July 2009
	Seasonally adjusted
	$ millions					% change
Automotive	12,432	10,254	10,510	10,769	10,659	-1.0	-14.3
New car dealers	6,043	5,415	5,605	5,631	5,643	0.2	-6.6
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers	1,583	1,476	1,499	1,533	1,535	0.1	-3.0
Gasoline stations	4,806	3,364	3,406	3,605	3,481	-3.4	-27.6
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores	2,660	2,356	2,374	2,389	2,374	-0.6	-10.8
Furniture stores	876	762	763	769	771	0.3	-12.0
Home furnishings stores	521	458	471	467	471	0.8	-9.7
Computer and software stores	124	107	105	98	104	6.1	-15.9
Home electronics and appliance stores	1,139	1,029	1,035	1,055	1,028	-2.5	-9.7
Building and outdoor home supplies stores	2,305	2,201	2,224	2,207	2,230	1.0	-3.3
Home centres and hardware stores	1,879	1,792	1,813	1,804	1,828	1.3	-2.7
Specialized building materials and garden stores	426	409	411	403	402	-0.4	-5.6
Food and beverage stores	7,938	8,250	8,259	8,337	8,208	-1.5	3.4
Supermarkets	5,677	5,983	5,972	6,021	5,924	-1.6	4.3
Convenience and specialty food stores	848	834	842	846	835	-1.2	-1.5
Beer, wine and liquor stores	1,412	1,433	1,445	1,469	1,449	-1.4	2.6
Pharmacies and personal care stores	2,450	2,478	2,530	2,563	2,592	1.1	5.8
Clothing and accessories stores	2,023	1,927	1,928	1,937	1,927	-0.5	-4.7
Clothing stores	1,554	1,477	1,481	1,489	1,491	0.1	-4.1
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores	468	450	447	448	437	-2.6	-6.8
General merchandise stores	4,311	4,353	4,362	4,342	4,367	0.6	1.3
Miscellaneous retailers	1,831	1,833	1,827	1,828	1,821	-0.4	-0.5
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores	902	915	929	939	939	0.0	4.2
Miscellaneous store retailers	929	918	898	889	882	-0.7	-5.1
Total retail sales	35,950	33,651	34,015	34,371	34,179	-0.6	-4.9
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers	28,323	26,761	26,911	27,207	27,001	-0.8	-4.7
Provinces and territories
Newfoundland and Labrador	597	593	602	611	611	-0.1	2.3
Prince Edward Island	145	142	141	141	140	-0.8	-3.4
Nova Scotia	1,024	990	1,001	1,020	1,005	-1.5	-1.9
New Brunswick	850	793	809	808	807	-0.2	-5.0
Quebec	8,056	7,633	7,734	7,893	7,878	-0.2	-2.2
Ontario	12,804	12,045	12,212	12,202	12,161	-0.3	-5.0
Manitoba	1,248	1,203	1,212	1,251	1,246	-0.5	-0.2
Saskatchewan	1,214	1,144	1,157	1,188	1,165	-1.9	-4.1
Alberta	5,096	4,620	4,631	4,675	4,625	-1.1	-9.2
British Columbia	4,787	4,366	4,389	4,450	4,413	-0.8	-7.8
Yukon	45	41	42	43	42	-1.8	-5.3
Northwest Territories	57	54	57	60	59	-2.3	1.9
Nunavut	26	27	27	28	29	1.4	12.1

revised

preliminary

Note(s):

Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.