Table 2
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted

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Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  December 2011 November 2012r December 2012p November to December 2012 December 2011 to December 2012
  millions of dollars % change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 38,906 39,464 38,617 -2.1 -0.7
Total retail trade (2007 chained dollars) 37,949 38,090 37,475 -1.6 -1.2
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 30,236 30,342 30,078 -0.9 -0.5
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 25,322 25,398 25,149 -1.0 -0.7
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 8,671 9,122 8,539 -6.4 -1.5
New car dealers 6,987 7,430 6,862 -7.7 -1.8
Used car dealers 503 496 500 0.9 -0.6
Other motor vehicle dealers 611 619 611 -1.4 0.0
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 570 577 566 -1.8 -0.6
Furniture and home furnishing stores 1,289 1,292 1,276 -1.3 -1.1
Furniture stores 798 792 784 -1.0 -1.7
Home furnishings stores 491 499 491 -1.6 0.1
Electronics and appliance stores 1,227 1,249 1,098 -12.1 -10.5
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 2,361 2,214 2,228 0.7 -5.6
Food and beverage stores 8,800 8,855 8,928 0.8 1.5
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 6,220 6,259 6,310 0.8 1.5
Convenience stores 522 516 518 0.5 -0.7
Specialty food stores 471 450 461 2.5 -2.1
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,587 1,629 1,638 0.5 3.2
Health and personal care stores 2,770 2,827 2,864 1.3 3.4
Gasoline stations 4,913 4,943 4,928 -0.3 0.3
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,242 2,216 2,225 0.4 -0.7
Clothing stores 1,751 1,716 1,726 0.6 -1.4
Shoe stores 245 245 251 2.3 2.5
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 247 254 248 -2.3 0.6
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 943 915 898 -1.8 -4.8
General merchandise stores 4,777 4,916 4,735 -3.7 -0.9
Department stores 2,199 2,211 2,000 -9.6 -9.1
Other general merchandise stores 2,578 2,705 2,735 1.1 6.1
Miscellaneous store retailers 913 916 898 -2.0 -1.7
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s): 
Figures may not add up to total as a result of rounding.