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Distribution of major merchandise group sales by trade group sectors, Canada, 1998 and 2004
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| Merchandise groups | Food stores | General merchandise stores | All other stores | ||||||
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| 1998 | 2004 | 1998 to 2004 | 1998 | 2004 | 1998 to 2004 | 1998 | 2004 | 1998 to 2004 | |
| % | % point 1 | % | % point 1 | % | % point 1 | ||||
| Food and non-alcoholic beverages | 85.1 | 83.9 | -1.2 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| Health products and personal care | 13.9 | 16.8 | 2.9 | 13.1 | 16.1 | 3.0 | 73.0 | 67.1 | -5.9 |
| Household products and supplies | 29.0 | 29.9 | 0.9 | 40.8 | 42.0 | 1.1 | 30.1 | 28.1 | -2.0 |
| Garden products and hardware | 1.9 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 16.1 | 14.9 | -1.2 | 82.0 | 82.1 | 0.1 |
| Sporting and leisure equipment | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 28.9 | 32.7 | 3.9 | 65.5 | 61.1 | -4.3 |
| Tobacco products and supplies | 44.7 | 42.9 | -1.9 | 18.4 | 22.8 | 4.4 | 36.9 | 34.4 | -2.5 |
| All other goods and services | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 11.9 | 10.2 | -1.7 | 86.9 | 88.2 | 1.3 |
| Total of goods and services2 | 21.4 | 20.2 | -1.2 | 13.1 | 13.0 | -0.1 | 65.5 | 66.9 | 1.3 |
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1. The variation between 1998 and 2004 might differ from the number presented in this column due to rounding. 2. Components might not add up to the total due to rounding. Source: Statistics Canada, Retail Trade Commodity Quarterly Survey. |
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