Table 2
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| December 2013 |
November 2014r |
December 2014p |
November to December 2014 | December 2013 to December 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total retail trade (current dollars) | 40,461 | 42,930 | 42,081 | -2.0 | 4.0 |
| Total retail trade (2007 chained dollars) | 39,148 | 41,258 | 40,719 | -1.3 | 4.0 |
| Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers | 31,187 | 32,543 | 31,798 | -2.3 | 2.0 |
| Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations | 25,814 | 27,377 | 27,014 | -1.3 | 4.7 |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 9,274 | 10,387 | 10,284 | -1.0 | 10.9 |
| New car dealers | 7,489 | 8,489 | 8,405 | -1.0 | 12.2 |
| Used car dealers | 521 | 573 | 591 | 3.1 | 13.5 |
| Other motor vehicle dealers | 634 | 648 | 644 | -0.7 | 1.6 |
| Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores | 631 | 676 | 644 | -4.8 | 1.9 |
| Furniture and home furnishings stores | 1,206 | 1,357 | 1,344 | -1.0 | 11.5 |
| Furniture stores | 757 | 856 | 852 | -0.5 | 12.5 |
| Home furnishings stores | 449 | 501 | 493 | -1.7 | 9.8 |
| Electronics and appliance stores | 1,173 | 1,334 | 1,212 | -9.2 | 3.3 |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 2,133 | 2,397 | 2,373 | -1.0 | 11.3 |
| Food and beverage stores | 8,995 | 9,186 | 9,274 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
| Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores | 6,305 | 6,427 | 6,419 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Convenience stores | 549 | 578 | 592 | 2.3 | 7.8 |
| Specialty food stores | 500 | 503 | 519 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| Beer, wine and liquor stores | 1,641 | 1,677 | 1,744 | 4.0 | 6.3 |
| Health and personal care stores | 3,047 | 3,121 | 3,126 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Gasoline stations | 5,373 | 5,167 | 4,783 | -7.4 | -11.0 |
| Clothing and clothing accessories stores | 2,308 | 2,512 | 2,371 | -5.6 | 2.7 |
| Clothing stores | 1,808 | 1,979 | 1,861 | -6.0 | 3.0 |
| Shoe stores | 262 | 289 | 262 | -9.4 | -0.2 |
| Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores | 239 | 244 | 248 | 1.8 | 4.0 |
| Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores | 921 | 1,012 | 999 | -1.3 | 8.5 |
| General merchandise stores | 5,078 | 5,486 | 5,374 | -2.0 | 5.8 |
| Department stores | 2,169 | 2,376 | 2,283 | -3.9 | 5.3 |
| Other general merchandise stores | 2,910 | 3,110 | 3,091 | -0.6 | 6.2 |
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 953 | 972 | 941 | -3.2 | -1.3 |
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