Table 2 
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  September
2015
August
2016r
September
2016p
August to September 2016 September 2015 to September 2016
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 43,304 44,128 44,375 0.6 2.5
Total retail trade (2007 chained dollars) 41,363 41,682 41,925 0.6 1.4
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 32,453 33,152 33,138 -0.0 2.1
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 27,830 28,720 28,665 -0.2 3.0
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 10,851 10,975 11,237 2.4 3.6
New car dealers 8,927 8,986 9,238 2.8 3.5
Used car dealers 628 661 659 -0.3 4.9
Other motor vehicle dealers 661 654 676 3.4 2.4
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 636 674 664 -1.4 4.4
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,411 1,426 1,426 -0.0 1.0
Furniture stores 898 913 917 0.5 2.2
Home furnishings stores 514 513 508 -1.0 -1.0
Electronics and appliance stores 1,236 1,254 1,257 0.3 1.7
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 2,538 2,684 2,702 0.7 6.5
Food and beverage stores 9,493 9,643 9,565 -0.8 0.8
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 6,582 6,649 6,605 -0.7 0.3
Convenience stores 588 621 612 -1.4 4.2
Specialty food stores 504 493 501 1.6 -0.5
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,819 1,880 1,847 -1.8 1.5
Health and personal care stores 3,157 3,420 3,400 -0.6 7.7
Gasoline stations 4,622 4,433 4,473 0.9 -3.2
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,538 2,626 2,630 0.2 3.6
Clothing stores 1,994 2,046 2,050 0.2 2.8
Shoe stores 286 321 319 -0.7 11.3
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 258 259 261 0.8 1.3
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 978 1,038 1,040 0.2 6.4
General merchandise stores 5,492 5,614 5,635 0.4 2.6
Miscellaneous store retailers 987 1,015 1,012 -0.3 2.5
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 080-0020 and 080-0024.
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