Table 2
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted

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Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  September 2011 August 2012r September 2012p August to September 2012 September 2011 to September 2012
  millions of dollars % change
Total retail trade 38,444 39,079 39,137 0.1 1.8
Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 29,898 30,325 30,335 0.0 1.5
Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 25,005 25,325 25,363 0.2 1.4
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 8,546 8,753 8,803 0.6 3.0
New car dealers 6,840 7,105 7,172 0.9 4.9
Used car dealers 520 478 477 -0.2 -8.3
Other motor vehicle dealers 607 585 584 -0.1 -3.7
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 579 585 569 -2.7 -1.8
Furniture and home furnishing stores 1,244 1,276 1,273 -0.2 2.3
Furniture stores 782 798 800 0.2 2.3
Home furnishings stores 462 477 473 -1.0 2.3
Electronics and appliance stores 1,241 1,169 1,179 0.8 -5.0
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 2,280 2,269 2,277 0.3 -0.1
Food and beverage stores 8,694 8,800 8,807 0.1 1.3
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 6,166 6,231 6,245 0.2 1.3
Convenience stores 525 525 529 0.6 0.8
Specialty food stores 423 440 446 1.4 5.6
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,581 1,604 1,587 -1.0 0.4
Health and personal care stores 2,724 2,807 2,825 0.6 3.7
Gasoline stations 4,893 5,001 4,971 -0.6 1.6
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,179 2,192 2,209 0.8 1.4
Clothing stores 1,683 1,704 1,717 0.8 2.0
Shoe stores 251 247 253 2.5 1.0
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 245 241 239 -0.8 -2.6
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 941 943 938 -0.5 -0.3
General merchandise stores 4,807 4,979 4,943 -0.7 2.8
Department stores 2,253 2,273 2,254 -0.9 0.0
Other general merchandise stores 2,555 2,705 2,689 -0.6 5.3
Miscellaneous store retailers 893 890 912 2.5 2.0
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s): 
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.