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Table 1 Retail sales

Retail sales
	October 2008	July 2009^r	August 2009^r	September 2009^r	October 2009^p	September to October 2009	October 2008 to October 2009
	Seasonally adjusted
	$ millions					% change
Automotive	12,237	10,739	11,025	11,176	11,513	3.0	-5.9
New car dealers	6,114	5,696	5,844	5,927	6,140	3.6	0.4
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers	1,657	1,538	1,543	1,571	1,603	2.1	-3.3
Gasoline stations	4,465	3,506	3,639	3,678	3,769	2.5	-15.6
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores	2,537	2,395	2,388	2,410	2,419	0.4	-4.6
Furniture stores	824	785	790	799	801	0.2	-2.8
Home furnishings stores	492	475	474	486	496	2.1	0.8
Computer and software stores	116	102	98	103	99	-4.1	-14.5
Home electronics and appliance stores	1,105	1,033	1,027	1,023	1,024	0.1	-7.4
Building and outdoor home supplies stores	2,263	2,231	2,245	2,239	2,265	1.2	0.1
Home centres and hardware stores	1,838	1,831	1,839	1,828	1,861	1.8	1.2
Specialized building materials and garden stores	424	400	406	411	405	-1.5	-4.7
Food and beverage stores	8,144	8,220	8,272	8,357	8,259	-1.2	1.4
Supermarkets	5,885	5,919	5,922	5,997	5,930	-1.1	0.8
Convenience and specialty food stores	843	840	848	838	840	0.3	-0.3
Beer, wine and liquor stores	1,415	1,460	1,503	1,522	1,489	-2.2	5.2
Pharmacies and personal care stores	2,461	2,574	2,568	2,570	2,547	-0.9	3.5
Clothing and accessories stores	1,980	1,931	1,939	1,942	1,979	1.9	-0.1
Clothing stores	1,508	1,486	1,488	1,484	1,508	1.6	0.0
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores	472	445	451	458	471	2.8	-0.3
General merchandise stores	4,355	4,369	4,346	4,432	4,439	0.2	1.9
Miscellaneous retailers	1,806	1,833	1,832	1,874	1,874	0.0	3.8
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores	880	940	936	955	945	-1.0	7.4
Miscellaneous store retailers	926	894	896	919	929	1.1	0.3
Total retail sales	35,781	34,292	34,616	35,000	35,295	0.8	-1.4
Total, excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers	28,009	27,059	27,229	27,502	27,551	0.2	-1.6
Provinces and territories
Newfoundland and Labrador	609	611	601	623	630	1.2	3.5
Prince Edward Island	145	141	142	148	146	-1.7	0.4
Nova Scotia	1,015	1,005	1,022	1,038	1,045	0.7	2.9
New Brunswick	840	813	841	855	855	0.0	1.8
Quebec	8,041	7,876	7,933	8,090	8,079	-0.1	0.5
Ontario	12,718	12,254	12,399	12,483	12,650	1.3	-0.5
Manitoba	1,278	1,245	1,249	1,258	1,271	1.0	-0.5
Saskatchewan	1,226	1,166	1,184	1,178	1,194	1.4	-2.6
Alberta	5,081	4,629	4,621	4,626	4,631	0.1	-8.9
British Columbia	4,696	4,422	4,492	4,570	4,659	1.9	-0.8
Yukon	45	43	45	44	45	2.7	1.0
Northwest Territories	59	59	60	61	62	2.0	5.7
Nunavut	27	27	26	26	27	2.0	-0.5

revised

preliminary

Note(s):

Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.