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

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Retail sales, at 2012 constant prices, by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  August 2020 July 2021r August 2021p July to August 2021 August 2020 to August 2021
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade at 2012 constant prices1 48,908 50,932 51,662 1.4 5.6
Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 37,299 38,473 39,279 2.1 5.3
Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 32,277 32,974 33,683 2.2 4.4
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 11,609 12,459 12,383 -0.6 6.7
New car dealers 8,983 9,671 9,606 -0.7 6.9
Used car dealers 920 937 934 -0.3 1.5
Other motor vehicle dealers 840 962 914 -5.0 8.8
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 866 889 930 4.6 7.4
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,544 1,748 1,708 -2.3 10.6
Furniture stores 997 1,132 1,103 -2.6 10.6
Home furnishings stores 547 617 605 -1.9 10.6
Electronics and appliance stores 1,560 1,620 1,602 -1.1 2.7
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 3,286 2,889 2,956 2.3 -10.0
Food and beverage stores 10,195 9,821 10,179 3.6 -0.2
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 7,145 6,804 7,020 3.2 -1.7
Convenience stores 529 494 525 6.3 -0.8
Specialty food stores 601 582 626 7.6 4.2
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,920 1,942 2,007 3.3 4.5
Health and personal care stores 4,312 4,571 4,688 2.6 8.7
Gasoline stations 5,022 5,499 5,596 1.8 11.4
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,590 2,908 3,029 4.2 16.9
Clothing stores 2,029 2,289 2,412 5.4 18.9
Shoe stores 300 351 345 -1.7 15.0
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 261 267 272 1.9 4.2
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1,025 1,024 1,025 0.1 0.0
General merchandise stores 6,227 6,686 6,706 0.3 7.7
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,539 1,708 1,790 4.8 16.3
Cannabis stores2 251 388 412 6.2 64.1
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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