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
  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 at 2012 constant prices1 40,409 49,262 47,994 -2.6 18.8
Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 32,741 37,071 36,246 -2.2 10.7
Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 28,777 32,483 31,661 -2.5 10.0
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 7,668 12,191 11,748 -3.6 53.2
New car dealers 5,479 9,395 9,023 -4.0 64.7
Used car dealers 652 929 902 -2.9 38.3
Other motor vehicle dealers 741 978 969 -0.9 30.8
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 796 890 854 -4.0 7.3
Furniture and home furnishings stores 944 1,503 1,375 -8.5 45.7
Furniture stores 649 924 911 -1.4 40.4
Home furnishings stores 294 579 465 -19.7 58.2
Electronics and appliance stores 1,450 1,632 1,654 1.3 14.1
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 3,038 3,963 3,539 -10.7 16.5
Food and beverage stores 10,258 10,439 10,456 0.2 1.9
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 7,230 7,296 7,317 0.3 1.2
Convenience stores 595 531 519 -2.3 -12.8
Specialty food stores 571 638 630 -1.3 10.3
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,862 1,973 1,990 0.9 6.9
Health and personal care stores 3,878 4,346 4,342 -0.1 12.0
Gasoline stations 3,964 4,588 4,585 -0.1 15.7
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 960 1,869 1,654 -11.5 72.3
Clothing stores 734 1,420 1,249 -12.0 70.2
Shoe stores 149 227 219 -3.5 47.0
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 78 221 185 -16.3 137.2
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 751 953 953 0.0 26.9
General merchandise stores 6,275 6,068 6,002 -1.1 -4.4
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,225 1,711 1,686 -1.5 37.6
Cannabis stores2 186 331 338 2.1 81.7
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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