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Table 2
Market share of trade group sectors, Canada by selected commodity groups,1 1998 and 2005

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Commodity groups Pharmacies and
personal care stores		 Food and
beverages stores		 General
merchandise stores		 All other
trade groups combined
1998 2005 1998 to 2005 1998 2005 1998 to 2005 1998 2005 1998 to 2005 1998 2005 1998 to 2005
% change % change % change % change
Health and personal care products 70.9 66.3 -4.6 13.9 16.4 2.6 13.1 16.0 2.9 2.2 1.3 -0.9
Drugs2 84.0 76.9 -7.1 10.3 14.1 3.8 5.5 9.0 3.5 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Personal care products3 44.4 42.2 -2.2 23.0 23.8 0.9 28.8 30.8 2.0 3.9 3.2 -0.8
Eyewear4 80.5 76.8 -3.6 0.2 0.6 0.4 5.6 16.2 10.6 13.7 6.4 -7.3
Tobacco products and supplies 6.0 2.5 -3.5 44.7 43.0 -1.7 18.4 23.2 4.8 30.9 31.4 0.4
All other goods and services 1.4 1.1 -0.3 21.4 19.6 -1.8 12.9 12.0 -0.9 64.3 67.3 3.0
Total 6.9 6.8 -0.1 21.4 19.9 -1.5 13.1 12.7 -0.4 58.6 60.6 2.0
1. In Quebec only, sales from pharmacies located in food and general merchandise stores are reported in the pharmacies trade group.
2. Includes prescription and over-the-counter drugs, vitamins and other health supplements.
3. Includes health and beauty products (non-electric).
4. Includes prescription and non-prescription.
Source: Statistics Canada, Retail Commodity Quarterly Survey.
Date Modified: 2009-11-12

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