Table 1 
Sales by type of commodity, all retail stores – Seasonally unadjusted 

Sales by type of commodity, all retail stores – Seasonally unadjusted
  First quarter 2015r Fourth quarter 2015r First quarter 2016p First quarter 2015 to first quarter 2016
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change
Commodity, total 107,718 136,735 113,589 5.4
Food and beverages 27,390 31,863 28,543 4.2
Health and personal care products 10,960 12,368 11,659 6.4
Clothing, footwear and accessories 7,756 13,699 8,217 5.9
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics 8,484 12,035 8,736 3.0
Motor vehicles, parts and services 23,424 29,490 26,855 14.6
Automotive fuels, oils and additives 11,482 12,146 10,316 -10.2
Housewares 2,113 2,891 2,279 7.8
Hardware, lawn and garden products 5,456 7,638 5,951 9.1
Sporting and leisure goods 2,575 4,707 2,676 3.9
All other goods and services 8,078 9,898 8,356 3.4
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Data may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 080-0022.
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