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Table 10
Total retail sales by commodity group, Canada, 2006 and 2007

Commodity group 2006 2007
Sales
$ thousands
%
$ thousands
%
Food and beverages 84,560,812 21.7 88,923,348 21.5
Health and personal care products 32,982,481 8.4 35,730,096 8.6
Clothing, footwear and accessories 32,517,974 8.3 33,845,606 8.2
Furniture, home furnishings and electronics 35,920,407 9.2 38,565,591 9.3
Motor vehicles, parts and services 84,220,035 21.6 87,346,600 21.1
Automotive fuels, oils and additives 37,367,768 9.6 41,839,258 10.1
Housewares 7,789,633 2.0 7,855,276 1.9
Hardware, lawn and garden products 27,188,380 7.0 28,757,631 7.0
Sporting and leisure goods 13,305,105 3.4 14,070,759 3.4
All other goods and services 34,700,801 8.9 36,211,640 8.8
Total 390,553,403
100.0
413,145,801
100.0
Note: Components might not add up to the total due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey, CANSIM table 080-0018.