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Table 1 Retail sales

Retail sales
	November 2008	August 2009^r	September 2009^r	October 2009^r	November 2009^p	October to November 2009	November 2008 to November 2009
	Seasonally adjusted
	$ millions					% change
Automotive	11,244	11,040	11,180	11,556	11,530	-0.2	2.5
New car dealers	5,840	5,843	5,906	6,131	5,997	-2.2	2.7
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers	1,646	1,544	1,572	1,603	1,621	1.1	-1.5
Gasoline stations	3,758	3,653	3,702	3,822	3,912	2.4	4.1
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores	2,510	2,392	2,415	2,421	2,448	1.1	-2.5
Furniture stores	820	791	800	802	811	1.1	-1.1
Home furnishings stores	473	474	487	494	501	1.3	5.9
Computer and software stores	110	98	104	103	106	2.9	-3.0
Home electronics and appliance stores	1,107	1,029	1,024	1,022	1,030	0.8	-7.0
Building and outdoor home supplies stores	2,271	2,248	2,243	2,266	2,291	1.1	0.9
Home centres and hardware stores	1,853	1,841	1,831	1,862	1,861	0.0	0.4
Specialized building materials and garden stores	418	407	412	404	430	6.5	2.9
Food and beverage stores	8,198	8,272	8,360	8,252	8,330	0.9	1.6
Supermarkets	5,909	5,922	5,995	5,923	5,999	1.3	1.5
Convenience and specialty food stores	860	850	839	846	860	1.6	0.0
Beer, wine and liquor stores	1,429	1,500	1,525	1,483	1,471	-0.8	2.9
Pharmacies and personal care stores	2,461	2,570	2,574	2,569	2,566	-0.1	4.3
Clothing and accessories stores	1,981	1,934	1,935	1,971	1,901	-3.6	-4.0
Clothing stores	1,513	1,486	1,481	1,507	1,468	-2.6	-3.0
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores	468	448	454	465	433	-6.8	-7.5
General merchandise stores	4,337	4,346	4,431	4,439	4,315	-2.8	-0.5
Miscellaneous retailers	1,815	1,832	1,877	1,877	1,867	-0.5	2.8
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores	894	933	953	938	900	-4.1	0.7
Miscellaneous store retailers	921	899	924	939	967	3.0	5.0
Total retail sales	34,817	34,635	35,015	35,351	35,247	-0.3	1.2
Total excluding automotive sector	23,573	23,594	23,835	23,795	23,717	-0.3	0.6
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers	27,331	27,247	27,537	27,617	27,629	0.0	1.1
Provinces and territories
Newfoundland and Labrador	593	601	623	634	629	-0.7	6.2
Prince Edward Island	144	142	148	145	146	0.9	1.5
Nova Scotia	987	1,023	1,040	1,050	1,059	0.8	7.3
New Brunswick	807	839	858	849	840	-1.0	4.1
Quebec	7,877	7,936	8,090	8,096	8,072	-0.3	2.5
Ontario	12,343	12,401	12,482	12,672	12,623	-0.4	2.3
Manitoba	1,251	1,251	1,259	1,277	1,275	-0.2	1.9
Saskatchewan	1,200	1,183	1,176	1,192	1,179	-1.1	-1.7
Alberta	4,943	4,626	4,628	4,650	4,611	-0.8	-6.7
British Columbia	4,547	4,501	4,579	4,653	4,679	0.6	2.9
Yukon	43	45	44	45	46	1.0	6.1
Northwest Territories	56	60	61	62	61	-2.7	7.5
Nunavut	26	26	27	27	28	1.0	5.7

revised

preliminary

Note(s):

Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.