Table 2 
Retail sales, by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

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Retail sales, by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  May
2020		 April
2021r		 May
2021p		 April to May 2021 May 2020 to May 2021
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 43,180 54,944 53,782 -2.1 24.6
Total retail trade (2012 chained dollars) 40,387 49,449 48,131 -2.7 19.2
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 34,169 40,132 39,330 -2.0 15.1
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 30,866 35,284 34,437 -2.4 11.6
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 9,011 14,812 14,452 -2.4 60.4
New car dealers 6,483 11,439 11,149 -2.5 72.0
Used car dealers 779 1,142 1,120 -2.0 43.7
Other motor vehicle dealers 887 1,255 1,249 -0.4 40.8
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 862 977 934 -4.3 8.4
Furniture and home furnishings stores 956 1,622 1,480 -8.7 54.8
Furniture stores 640 988 968 -2.0 51.3
Home furnishings stores 316 634 512 -19.2 61.9
Electronics and appliance stores 1,172 1,358 1,379 1.5 17.6
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 3,463 4,646 4,120 -11.3 19.0
Food and beverage stores 11,892 12,128 12,219 0.8 2.8
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 8,358 8,436 8,520 1.0 1.9
Convenience stores 770 708 697 -1.5 -9.5
Specialty food stores 698 766 765 -0.2 9.7
Beer, wine and liquor stores 2,066 2,219 2,237 0.8 8.3
Health and personal care stores 3,730 4,219 4,219 -0.0 13.1
Gasoline stations 3,303 4,848 4,893 0.9 48.1
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 940 1,905 1,692 -11.2 80.0
Clothing stores 714 1,422 1,257 -11.6 76.1
Shoe stores 139 220 214 -2.5 54.6
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 88 264 221 -16.1 152.5
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 746 961 956 -0.5 28.1
General merchandise stores 6,626 6,583 6,539 -0.7 -1.3
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,340 1,862 1,832 -1.6 36.7
Cannabis stores1 186 306 313 2.3 68.1
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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