Table 2
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted

Warning View the most recent version.

Archived Content

Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please "contact us" to request a format other than those available.

Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  October
2011		 September
2012r		 October
2012p		 September to October 2012 October 2011 to October 2012
  millions of dollars % change
Total retail trade 38,768 39,161 39,447 0.7 1.7
Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 30,057 30,345 30,490 0.5 1.4
Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 25,108 25,323 25,386 0.2 1.1
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 8,712 8,816 8,957 1.6 2.8
New car dealers 6,996 7,188 7,304 1.6 4.4
Used car dealers 503 475 464 -2.1 -7.7
Other motor vehicle dealers 627 595 596 0.1 -4.9
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 586 558 593 6.2 1.1
Furniture and home furnishing stores 1,246 1,266 1,240 -2.0 -0.4
Furniture stores 777 796 771 -3.2 -0.8
Home furnishings stores 469 469 469 0.0 0.1
Electronics and appliance stores 1,291 1,165 1,147 -1.6 -11.2
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 2,268 2,258 2,264 0.2 -0.2
Food and beverage stores 8,726 8,821 8,866 0.5 1.6
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 6,178 6,259 6,275 0.3 1.6
Convenience stores 531 530 525 -1.0 -1.1
Specialty food stores 435 441 449 1.6 3.1
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,582 1,591 1,617 1.7 2.3
Health and personal care stores 2,755 2,820 2,826 0.2 2.6
Gasoline stations 4,949 5,023 5,104 1.6 3.1
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,213 2,210 2,249 1.8 1.6
Clothing stores 1,703 1,713 1,744 1.8 2.4
Shoe stores 255 255 258 1.3 1.5
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 255 242 247 1.9 -3.5
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 946 922 905 -1.9 -4.4
General merchandise stores 4,769 4,941 4,964 0.5 4.1
Department stores 2,245 2,247 2,238 -0.4 -0.3
Other general merchandise stores 2,525 2,694 2,726 1.2 8.0
Miscellaneous store retailers 894 918 926 0.8 3.6
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s): 
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.