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| 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | Compounded annual growth rates |
Contribution to provincial retail sales growth |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 to 2000 |
2000 to 2004 |
1996 to 2000 |
2000 to 2004 |
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| $ millions (unless otherwise specified) |
% | ||||||
|
Retail trade |
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|
Automotive |
2,849 |
3,156 |
4,020 |
2.6 |
6.2 |
26.3 |
45.5 |
|
Furniture |
301 |
415 |
526 |
8.4 |
6.1 |
9.8 |
5.9 |
|
Building materials |
221 |
303 |
573 |
8.3 |
17.2 |
7.1 |
14.1 |
|
Food |
1,920 |
2,131 |
2,423 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
18.1 |
15.4 |
|
Pharmacy |
292 |
397 |
539 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
8.9 |
7.5 |
|
Clothing |
422 |
436 |
439 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
|
General merchandise |
970 |
1,259 |
1,392 |
6.7 |
2.5 |
24.8 |
7.0 |
|
Miscellaneous |
217 |
261 |
347 |
4.7 |
7.3 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
|
Total |
7,193 |
8,359 |
10,259 |
3.8 |
5.3 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Socio-economic variables |
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|
Population (thousands) |
1,019 |
1,008 |
995 |
-0.3 |
-0.3 |
... |
... |
|
Housing starts (units) |
2,438 |
2,513 |
3,781 |
0.8 |
10.8 |
... |
... |
|
Disposable income |
16,799 |
18,187 |
21,077 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
... |
... |
|
Savings rate (%) |
7.2 |
-0.9 |
-2.3 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
Retail sales as a percentage |
42.8 |
46.0 |
48.7 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
| ... not applicable Sources: Statistics Canada, Monthly Retail Trade Survey and Provincial and Territorial Economic Accounts. |
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