Table 2
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| January 2014 |
December 2014r |
January 2015p |
December 2014 to January 2015 | January 2014 to January 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total retail trade (current dollars) | 40,858 | 42,077 | 41,358 | -1.7 | 1.2 |
| Total retail trade (2007 chained dollars) | 39,539 | 40,744 | 40,274 | -1.2 | 1.9 |
| Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers | 31,371 | 31,856 | 31,284 | -1.8 | -0.3 |
| Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations | 25,967 | 27,048 | 26,896 | -0.6 | 3.6 |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 9,487 | 10,221 | 10,074 | -1.4 | 6.2 |
| New car dealers | 7,679 | 8,355 | 8,203 | -1.8 | 6.8 |
| Used car dealers | 555 | 584 | 579 | -0.9 | 4.2 |
| Other motor vehicle dealers | 624 | 634 | 631 | -0.5 | 1.1 |
| Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores | 628 | 648 | 662 | 2.2 | 5.4 |
| Furniture and home furnishings stores | 1,247 | 1,337 | 1,309 | -2.1 | 5.0 |
| Furniture stores | 785 | 852 | 836 | -1.9 | 6.5 |
| Home furnishings stores | 462 | 485 | 473 | -2.5 | 2.4 |
| Electronics and appliance stores | 1,183 | 1,219 | 1,265 | 3.8 | 7.0 |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 2,269 | 2,406 | 2,436 | 1.2 | 7.3 |
| Food and beverage stores | 9,010 | 9,323 | 9,211 | -1.2 | 2.2 |
| Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores | 6,311 | 6,457 | 6,452 | -0.1 | 2.2 |
| Convenience stores | 553 | 597 | 597 | 0.0 | 7.9 |
| Specialty food stores | 491 | 520 | 485 | -6.7 | -1.2 |
| Beer, wine and liquor stores | 1,654 | 1,748 | 1,676 | -4.1 | 1.3 |
| Health and personal care stores | 3,032 | 3,116 | 3,096 | -0.6 | 2.1 |
| Gasoline stations | 5,405 | 4,808 | 4,387 | -8.8 | -18.8 |
| Clothing and clothing accessories stores | 2,214 | 2,368 | 2,403 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| Clothing stores | 1,718 | 1,859 | 1,891 | 1.7 | 10.0 |
| Shoe stores | 254 | 263 | 259 | -1.5 | 1.8 |
| Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores | 242 | 246 | 253 | 3.0 | 4.7 |
| Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores | 902 | 979 | 927 | -5.3 | 2.8 |
| General merchandise stores | 5,149 | 5,364 | 5,303 | -1.1 | 3.0 |
| Department stores | 2,241 | 2,282 | 2,314 | 1.4 | 3.3 |
| Other general merchandise stores | 2,908 | 3,082 | 2,990 | -3.0 | 2.8 |
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 960 | 938 | 945 | 0.8 | -1.5 |
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