Table 3 
Retail sales by industry at 2012 constant prices – Seasonally adjusted 

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Retail sales by industry at 2012 constant prices – Seasonally adjusted
  August 2018 July 2019r August 2019p July to August 2019 August 2018 to August 2019
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade at 2012 constant prices1 47,796 47,909 48,038 0.3 0.5
Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 35,851 35,990 36,140 0.4 0.8
Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 30,332 30,416 30,412 -0.0 0.3
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 11,945 11,919 11,898 -0.2 -0.4
New car dealers 9,520 9,503 9,504 0.0 -0.2
Used car dealers 832 881 863 -2.0 3.7
Other motor vehicle dealers 761 725 728 0.4 -4.3
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 832 810 804 -0.7 -3.4
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,489 1,565 1,559 -0.4 4.7
Furniture stores 936 1,000 987 -1.3 5.4
Home furnishings stores 554 564 573 1.6 3.4
Electronics and appliance stores 1,473 1,380 1,393 0.9 -5.4
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 2,842 2,907 2,878 -1.0 1.3
Food and beverage stores 9,643 9,386 9,316 -0.7 -3.4
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 6,642 6,433 6,390 -0.7 -3.8
Convenience stores 574 522 521 -0.2 -9.2
Specialty food stores 582 594 607 2.2 4.3
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,846 1,837 1,798 -2.1 -2.6
Health and personal care stores 4,158 4,228 4,238 0.2 1.9
Gasoline stations 5,519 5,574 5,728 2.8 3.8
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,877 2,866 2,871 0.2 -0.2
Clothing stores 2,256 2,262 2,245 -0.8 -0.5
Shoe stores 348 332 345 3.9 -0.9
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 273 272 281 3.3 2.9
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1,035 1,025 1,029 0.4 -0.6
General merchandise stores 5,600 5,736 5,802 1.2 3.6
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,216 1,324 1,327 0.2 9.1
Cannabis stores2   98 115 17.2  
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 20-10-0078-01.

Table note 1

Calculated using the Laspeyres method.

Table note 2

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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