Table 2 
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

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Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  November
2017		 October
2018r		 November
2018p		 October to November 2018p November 2017 to November 2018p
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 50,141 50,863 50,392 -0.9 0.5
Total retail trade (2012 chained dollars) 47,483 47,581 47,395 -0.4 -0.2
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 36,938 37,115 36,894 -0.6 -0.1
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 31,379 31,525 31,586 0.2 0.7
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 13,203 13,749 13,498 -1.8 2.2
New car dealers 10,537 11,020 10,808 -1.9 2.6
Used car dealers 929 1,004 987 -1.6 6.2
Other motor vehicle dealers 927 850 876 3.0 -5.5
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 810 875 826 -5.6 2.0
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,557 1,509 1,502 -0.4 -3.5
Furniture stores 965 925 931 0.7 -3.5
Home furnishings stores 592 584 571 -2.2 -3.5
Electronics and appliance stores 1,544 1,381 1,427 3.3 -7.6
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 3,134 3,072 3,062 -0.3 -2.3
Food and beverage stores 10,087 10,537 10,448 -0.9 3.6
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 6,876 7,142 7,053 -1.2 2.6
Convenience stores 670 705 717 1.8 7.1
Specialty food stores 635 679 684 0.7 7.7
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,906 2,012 1,993 -0.9 4.6
Health and personal care stores 3,943 3,910 3,904 -0.2 -1.0
Gasoline stations 5,559 5,589 5,308 -5.0 -4.5
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,833 2,890 2,901 0.4 2.4
Clothing stores 2,169 2,231 2,227 -0.2 2.6
Shoe stores 364 349 360 3.4 -0.8
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 300 310 314 1.1 4.6
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1,134 1,057 1,066 0.9 -6.0
General merchandise stores 5,948 5,821 5,917 1.7 -0.5
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,200 1,348 1,359 0.8 13.3
Cannabis stores1   43 54 26.2  
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Tables 20-10-0008-01 and 20-10-0078-01.

Table note 1

Data for this Canadian industry are presented in unadjusted form as there is no seasonal pattern established by official statistics yet.
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