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Table 2 Retail sales by industry

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Retail sales by industry
	September 2009	August 2010^r	September 2010^p	August to September 2010	September 2009 to September 2010
	Seasonally adjusted
	$ millions			% change
Total retail trade	35,259	36,203	36,418	0.6	3.3
Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers	27,573	28,230	28,347	0.4	2.8
Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations	23,939	24,334	24,431	0.4	2.1
Motor vehicle and parts dealers	7,686	7,973	8,070	1.2	5.0
New car dealers	6,103	6,399	6,494	1.5	6.4
Used car dealers	497	478	489	2.2	-1.7
Other motor vehicle dealers	570	573	565	-1.4	-0.8
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores	515	522	523	0.1	1.5
Furniture and home furnishing stores	1,222	1,192	1,201	0.7	-1.7
Furniture stores	804	777	787	1.3	-2.2
Home furnishings stores	418	415	414	-0.2	-0.9
Electronics and appliance stores	1,115	1,143	1,151	0.7	3.3
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers	2,320	2,250	2,215	-1.6	-4.5
Food and beverage stores	8,470	8,744	8,732	-0.1	3.1
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores	6,038	6,258	6,246	-0.2	3.4
Convenience stores	577	559	554	-0.9	-4.0
Specialty food stores	378	413	418	1.3	10.5
Beer, wine and liquor stores	1,477	1,515	1,515	0.0	2.6
Health and personal care stores	2,582	2,582	2,585	0.1	0.1
Gasoline stations	3,634	3,896	3,917	0.5	7.8
Clothing and clothing accessories stores	1,930	2,045	2,067	1.0	7.1
Clothing stores	1,499	1,603	1,619	1.0	8.0
Shoe stores	233	236	243	3.2	4.5
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores	199	207	205	-1.0	3.2
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores	954	937	959	2.3	0.6
General merchandise stores	4,404	4,559	4,648	2.0	5.5
Miscellaneous store retailers	943	882	874	-0.9	-7.3

revised

preliminary

Note(s):

Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.