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. |
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