Table 2 
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

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Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  April
2014		 March
2015r		 April
2015p		 March to April 2015 April 2014 to April 2015
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 41,766 42,534 42,479 -0.1 1.7
Total retail trade (2007 chained dollars) 40,095 41,036 40,954 -0.2 2.1
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 32,008 32,287 32,097 -0.6 0.3
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 26,538 27,752 27,586 -0.6 4.0
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 9,758 10,246 10,382 1.3 6.4
New car dealers 7,999 8,302 8,403 1.2 5.0
Used car dealers 537 616 647 5.0 20.4
Other motor vehicle dealers 570 643 629 -2.2 10.3
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 651 685 704 2.7 8.1
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,307 1,365 1,411 3.4 8.0
Furniture stores 829 861 893 3.8 7.7
Home furnishings stores 478 504 518 2.7 8.4
Electronics and appliance stores 1,232 1,280 1,167 -8.8 -5.2
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 2,282 2,501 2,520 0.8 10.4
Food and beverage stores 9,206 9,528 9,401 -1.3 2.1
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 6,421 6,598 6,526 -1.1 1.6
Convenience stores 565 605 614 1.4 8.6
Specialty food stores 496 515 513 -0.4 3.5
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,724 1,809 1,748 -3.4 1.4
Health and personal care stores 3,039 3,187 3,147 -1.2 3.6
Gasoline stations 5,470 4,535 4,511 -0.5 -17.5
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,307 2,454 2,487 1.3 7.8
Clothing stores 1,810 1,917 1,945 1.5 7.5
Shoe stores 259 276 284 3.1 9.9
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 238 262 258 -1.7 8.1
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 932 981 988 0.7 6.0
General merchandise stores 5,277 5,466 5,474 0.2 3.7
Miscellaneous store retailers 956 991 991 0.0 3.6
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 080-0020 and 080-0024.
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