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  • 1. Monthly New Motor Vehicle Sales Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2402
    Description: This survey collects data on monthly retail sales (in dollars and in units) of new motor vehicles sold in Canada.
  • 2. Retail Trade Survey (Monthly)
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2406
    Description: The Monthly Retail Trade Survey collects sales, e-commerce sales, and the number of retail locations by province, territory, and selected Census Metropolitan Areas (CMA) from a sample of retailers.
  • 3. Monthly Retail Trade Survey (Department Store Organizations)
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2408
    Description: This monthly survey collects retail sales for all department stores classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 452110 (including concessions such as travel center or restaurant sales). The data collected from this survey is integrated with the data collected from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey (record number 2406) and is released at the same time as the latter.
  • 4. Retail Chains and Department Stores
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2409
    Description: This survey collects and measures total annual retail sales made by chain and department store organizations through retail outlets.
  • 5. Retail Trade Survey (Annual)
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2422
    Description: The survey is designed to provide annual estimates of retail sales, inventories, purchases, employees earnings and location data. This is a survey of Canadian retail business firms with sales and receipts over certain thresholds. The sales data are provided by kind of business and by province and territory.
  • 6. Annual Retail and Wholesale Trade Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2433
    Description: The Annual Wholesale and Retail Trade Survey (AWRTS) collects data from a sample of wholesalers and independent retailers on their operating revenues and expenditures by trade group at national and provincial or territorial levels. This information is required by all levels of government to develop national and regional economic programs and policies and is used by businesses, trade associations and others to assist in decision making, marketing efforts and to assess business conditions. Data on retail chain and department store organizations are collected from the Annual Retail Chain and Department Store Survey (survey #2447). Data on non-store retail activity on an annual basis are collected from the Survey of Automotive Vending Machine Operators (survey #2404, last conducted for the 1996 reference year) and from Survey of Direct Selling in Canada (survey #2405, last conducted for the 1997 reference year).
  • 7. Retail Store Survey (Annual)
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2446
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to collect the financial and operating/production data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.
  • 8. Annual Retail Trade Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2447
    Description: This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.
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  • 1. Monthly New Motor Vehicle Sales Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2402
    Description: This survey collects data on monthly retail sales (in dollars and in units) of new motor vehicles sold in Canada.
  • 2. Retail Trade Survey (Monthly)
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2406
    Description: The Monthly Retail Trade Survey collects sales, e-commerce sales, and the number of retail locations by province, territory, and selected Census Metropolitan Areas (CMA) from a sample of retailers.
  • 3. Monthly Retail Trade Survey (Department Store Organizations)
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2408
    Description: This monthly survey collects retail sales for all department stores classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 452110 (including concessions such as travel center or restaurant sales). The data collected from this survey is integrated with the data collected from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey (record number 2406) and is released at the same time as the latter.
  • 4. Retail Chains and Department Stores
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2409
    Description: This survey collects and measures total annual retail sales made by chain and department store organizations through retail outlets.
  • 5. Retail Trade Survey (Annual)
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2422
    Description: The survey is designed to provide annual estimates of retail sales, inventories, purchases, employees earnings and location data. This is a survey of Canadian retail business firms with sales and receipts over certain thresholds. The sales data are provided by kind of business and by province and territory.
  • 6. Annual Retail and Wholesale Trade Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2433
    Description: The Annual Wholesale and Retail Trade Survey (AWRTS) collects data from a sample of wholesalers and independent retailers on their operating revenues and expenditures by trade group at national and provincial or territorial levels. This information is required by all levels of government to develop national and regional economic programs and policies and is used by businesses, trade associations and others to assist in decision making, marketing efforts and to assess business conditions. Data on retail chain and department store organizations are collected from the Annual Retail Chain and Department Store Survey (survey #2447). Data on non-store retail activity on an annual basis are collected from the Survey of Automotive Vending Machine Operators (survey #2404, last conducted for the 1996 reference year) and from Survey of Direct Selling in Canada (survey #2405, last conducted for the 1997 reference year).
  • 7. Retail Store Survey (Annual)
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2446
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to collect the financial and operating/production data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.
  • 8. Annual Retail Trade Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2447
    Description: This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.
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