Table 2
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| October 2013 |
September 2014r |
October 2014p |
September to October 2014 | October 2013 to October 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total retail trade (current dollars) | 40,866 | 42,848 | 42,849 | 0.0 | 4.9 |
| Total retail trade (2007 chained dollars) | 39,670 | 40,956 | 40,943 | -0.0 | 3.2 |
| Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers | 31,349 | 32,339 | 32,399 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations | 26,152 | 26,983 | 27,102 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 9,517 | 10,509 | 10,450 | -0.6 | 9.8 |
| New car dealers | 7,753 | 8,610 | 8,561 | -0.6 | 10.4 |
| Used car dealers | 532 | 566 | 555 | -1.8 | 4.4 |
| Other motor vehicle dealers | 606 | 670 | 664 | -1.0 | 9.5 |
| Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores | 626 | 663 | 670 | 1.0 | 7.1 |
| Furniture and home furnishings stores | 1,263 | 1,370 | 1,334 | -2.6 | 5.6 |
| Furniture stores | 796 | 856 | 842 | -1.6 | 5.8 |
| Home furnishings stores | 467 | 514 | 492 | -4.2 | 5.4 |
| Electronics and appliance stores | 1,214 | 1,275 | 1,316 | 3.2 | 8.5 |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 2,332 | 2,378 | 2,425 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Food and beverage stores | 9,141 | 9,168 | 9,212 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores | 6,436 | 6,376 | 6,443 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Convenience stores | 552 | 587 | 579 | -1.4 | 4.9 |
| Specialty food stores | 496 | 496 | 495 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| Beer, wine and liquor stores | 1,656 | 1,709 | 1,695 | -0.8 | 2.4 |
| Health and personal care stores | 2,981 | 3,123 | 3,132 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| Gasoline stations | 5,197 | 5,356 | 5,297 | -1.1 | 1.9 |
| Clothing and clothing accessories stores | 2,283 | 2,374 | 2,360 | -0.6 | 3.4 |
| Clothing stores | 1,795 | 1,871 | 1,857 | -0.8 | 3.4 |
| Shoe stores | 251 | 261 | 260 | -0.5 | 3.4 |
| Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores | 237 | 242 | 244 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores | 915 | 957 | 971 | 1.4 | 6.1 |
| General merchandise stores | 5,065 | 5,395 | 5,371 | -0.4 | 6.0 |
| Department stores | 2,214 | 2,307 | 2,290 | -0.7 | 3.5 |
| Other general merchandise stores | 2,852 | 3,088 | 3,081 | -0.2 | 8.0 |
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 957 | 942 | 980 | 4.1 | 2.4 |
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