Table 3 
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  December
2015
November
2016r
December
2016p
November to December 2016 December 2015 to December 2016
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 43,078 45,121 44,912 -0.5 4.3
Total retail trade (2007 chained dollars) 40,892 42,532 42,110 -1.0 3.0
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 32,144 33,658 33,554 -0.3 4.4
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 27,732 28,939 28,524 -1.4 2.9
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 10,934 11,462 11,358 -0.9 3.9
New car dealers 9,033 9,519 9,259 -2.7 2.5
Used car dealers 640 651 661 1.6 3.3
Other motor vehicle dealers 619 683 717 5.0 15.9
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 642 610 721 18.2 12.2
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,433 1,484 1,448 -2.4 1.1
Furniture stores 905 980 948 -3.2 4.8
Home furnishings stores 528 504 500 -0.9 -5.3
Electronics and appliance stores 1,199 1,256 1,227 -2.3 2.4
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 2,602 2,839 2,859 0.7 9.9
Food and beverage stores 9,480 9,566 9,525 -0.4 0.5
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 6,549 6,579 6,607 0.4 0.9
Convenience stores 617 602 598 -0.7 -3.1
Specialty food stores 509 486 491 0.8 -3.6
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,804 1,899 1,830 -3.6 1.5
Health and personal care stores 3,113 3,397 3,258 -4.1 4.6
Gasoline stations 4,412 4,719 5,029 6.6 14.0
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,566 2,654 2,557 -3.7 -0.3
Clothing stores 2,032 2,075 2,008 -3.2 -1.2
Shoe stores 281 317 320 0.8 13.9
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 253 262 229 -12.4 -9.5
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1,024 1,031 1,026 -0.5 0.2
General merchandise stores 5,348 5,684 5,610 -1.3 4.9
Miscellaneous store retailers 968 1,026 1,014 -1.2 4.8
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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