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Table 1 Retail sales

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Retail sales
  August 2008 May 2009r June 2009r July 2009r August 2009p July to August 2009 August 2008 to August 2009
  Seasonally adjusted
   $ millions % change
Automotive 12,244 10,544 10,779 10,697 10,957 2.4 -10.5
New car dealers 5,974 5,623 5,648 5,665 5,792 2.2 -3.1
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 1,608 1,498 1,532 1,531 1,527 -0.2 -5.0
Gasoline stations 4,661 3,423 3,599 3,501 3,638 3.9 -22.0
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores 2,637 2,378 2,396 2,385 2,386 0.0 -9.5
Furniture stores 864 766 773 779 785 0.8 -9.1
Home furnishings stores 514 472 467 472 473 0.3 -8.0
Computer and software stores 119 104 98 101 97 -4.3 -18.4
Home electronics and appliance stores 1,141 1,035 1,058 1,034 1,032 -0.2 -9.6
Building and outdoor home supplies stores 2,300 2,226 2,209 2,229 2,241 0.5 -2.6
Home centres and hardware stores 1,878 1,816 1,806 1,828 1,837 0.5 -2.2
Specialized building materials and garden stores 422 410 402 400 404 0.9 -4.4
Food and beverage stores 8,006 8,249 8,327 8,211 8,221 0.1 2.7
Supermarkets 5,746 5,960 6,009 5,916 5,901 -0.3 2.7
Convenience and specialty food stores 846 844 849 844 858 1.6 1.4
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,415 1,446 1,470 1,450 1,462 0.8 3.3
Pharmacies and personal care stores 2,453 2,528 2,559 2,581 2,582 0.0 5.2
Clothing and accessories stores 1,994 1,928 1,937 1,925 1,929 0.2 -3.2
Clothing stores 1,525 1,480 1,488 1,484 1,487 0.2 -2.5
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores 469 447 449 441 442 0.2 -5.7
General merchandise stores 4,333 4,357 4,335 4,356 4,339 -0.4 0.1
Miscellaneous retailers 1,835 1,827 1,828 1,824 1,821 -0.2 -0.8
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores 906 927 938 936 930 -0.7 2.7
Miscellaneous store retailers 929 899 890 888 891 0.3 -4.1
Total retail sales 35,802 34,036 34,369 34,209 34,475 0.8 -3.7
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers 28,219 26,916 27,190 27,013 27,156 0.5 -3.8
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 599 601 610 608 603 -0.9 0.7
Prince Edward Island 145 141 141 140 141 0.6 -2.3
Nova Scotia 1,022 1,002 1,023 1,003 1,021 1.7 -0.1
New Brunswick 846 811 810 812 839 3.2 -0.9
Quebec 7,971 7,730 7,885 7,859 7,893 0.4 -1.0
Ontario 12,805 12,234 12,218 12,229 12,375 1.2 -3.4
Manitoba 1,252 1,212 1,250 1,243 1,249 0.5 -0.2
Saskatchewan 1,208 1,158 1,187 1,163 1,178 1.2 -2.5
Alberta 5,086 4,628 4,669 4,618 4,608 -0.2 -9.4
British Columbia 4,741 4,392 4,444 4,404 4,437 0.8 -6.4
Yukon 44 42 43 43 45 4.8 0.7
Northwest Territories 58 57 60 59 59 0.6 1.4
Nunavut 25 27 27 27 26 -2.9 6.3
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Note(s):
Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.