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Table 1 Retail sales

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Retail sales
	December 2008	September 2009^r	October 2009^r	November 2009^r	December 2009^p	November to December 2009	December 2008 to December 2009
	Seasonally adjusted
	$ millions					% change
Automotive	10,007	11,188	11,574	11,568	11,670	0.9	16.6
New car dealers	5,039	5,909	6,140	6,006	5,994	-0.2	19.0
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers	1,567	1,572	1,605	1,616	1,644	1.7	4.9
Gasoline stations	3,401	3,706	3,829	3,945	4,031	2.2	18.5
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics stores	2,439	2,420	2,430	2,444	2,456	0.5	0.7
Furniture stores	796	806	810	812	826	1.8	3.8
Home furnishings stores	452	483	490	489	478	-2.4	5.6
Computer and software stores	101	104	104	107	108	1.1	6.4
Home electronics and appliance stores	1,090	1,028	1,027	1,037	1,045	0.8	-4.1
Building and outdoor home supplies stores	2,138	2,241	2,266	2,302	2,274	-1.2	6.4
Home centres and hardware stores	1,725	1,830	1,862	1,864	1,856	-0.5	7.6
Specialized building materials and garden stores	413	411	405	438	419	-4.4	1.4
Food and beverage stores	8,091	8,342	8,224	8,243	8,133	-1.3	0.5
Supermarkets	5,861	5,983	5,908	5,968	5,880	-1.5	0.3
Convenience and specialty food stores	842	839	845	852	850	-0.2	1.0
Beer, wine and liquor stores	1,389	1,520	1,471	1,423	1,403	-1.4	1.1
Pharmacies and personal care stores	2,405	2,562	2,553	2,538	2,505	-1.3	4.2
Clothing and accessories stores	1,912	1,938	1,974	1,899	1,939	2.1	1.4
Clothing stores	1,465	1,482	1,508	1,469	1,487	1.2	1.5
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores	447	455	466	430	452	5.2	1.1
General merchandise stores	4,316	4,432	4,445	4,306	4,448	3.3	3.1
Miscellaneous retailers	1,774	1,877	1,876	1,866	1,874	0.4	5.6
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores	894	952	934	894	908	1.6	1.6
Miscellaneous store retailers	880	926	941	972	965	-0.6	9.7
Total retail sales	33,081	35,001	35,342	35,167	35,299	0.4	6.7
Total excluding automotive sector	23,075	23,813	23,768	23,599	23,629	0.1	2.4
Total excluding new car dealers, used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers	26,475	27,519	27,597	27,544	27,660	0.4	4.5
Provinces and territories
Newfoundland and Labrador	569	621	632	622	614	-1.2	8.0
Prince Edward Island	138	148	145	148	148	0.0	7.1
Nova Scotia	957	1,039	1,049	1,060	1,053	-0.7	10.1
New Brunswick	792	860	849	840	857	2.0	8.2
Quebec	7,629	8,089	8,091	8,059	8,114	0.7	6.3
Ontario	11,570	12,462	12,646	12,564	12,542	-0.2	8.4
Manitoba	1,208	1,260	1,278	1,276	1,280	0.3	6.0
Saskatchewan	1,128	1,174	1,190	1,177	1,187	0.9	5.2
Alberta	4,708	4,650	4,681	4,661	4,742	1.8	0.7
British Columbia	4,261	4,566	4,647	4,626	4,630	0.1	8.7
Yukon	41	44	45	46	45	-1.7	11.8
Northwest Territories	56	61	62	60	58	-3.6	4.3
Nunavut	26	27	27	28	28	0.7	8.2

revised

preliminary

Note(s):

Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.