Table 2 
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

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Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  August
2014		 July
2015r		 August
2015p		 July to August 2015 August 2014 to August 2015
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 42,419 43,393 43,622 0.5 2.8
Total retail trade (2007 chained dollars) 40,586 41,101 41,373 0.7 1.9
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 32,318 32,571 32,586 0.0 0.8
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 26,959 27,779 27,824 0.2 3.2
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 10,101 10,821 11,037 2.0 9.3
New car dealers 8,305 8,839 8,986 1.7 8.2
Used car dealers 520 664 700 5.5 34.6
Other motor vehicle dealers 627 639 670 4.8 6.8
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 648 679 681 0.2 5.0
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,344 1,414 1,456 3.0 8.4
Furniture stores 865 895 923 3.2 6.8
Home furnishings stores 479 520 533 2.6 11.3
Electronics and appliance stores 1,253 1,254 1,250 -0.3 -0.2
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 2,384 2,478 2,476 -0.1 3.8
Food and beverage stores 9,216 9,435 9,482 0.5 2.9
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 6,466 6,569 6,541 -0.4 1.2
Convenience stores 582 608 614 1.0 5.6
Specialty food stores 494 519 509 -1.9 3.0
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,674 1,738 1,818 4.6 8.6
Health and personal care stores 3,032 3,184 3,181 -0.1 4.9
Gasoline stations 5,359 4,792 4,762 -0.6 -11.1
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,390 2,536 2,543 0.3 6.4
Clothing stores 1,883 1,983 1,986 0.1 5.5
Shoe stores 268 295 294 -0.3 9.7
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 239 258 264 2.2 10.5
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 969 1,015 1,012 -0.3 4.5
General merchandise stores 5,393 5,454 5,436 -0.3 0.8
Miscellaneous store retailers 979 1,010 986 -2.3 0.7
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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