Table 2 
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

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Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  May
2014		 April
2015r		 May
2015p		 April to May 2015 May 2014 to May 2015
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 41,840 42,554 42,966 1.0 2.7
Total retail trade (2007 chained dollars) 40,088 40,931 41,092 0.4 2.5
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 31,875 32,148 32,428 0.9 1.7
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 26,352 27,594 27,789 0.7 5.5
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 9,965 10,405 10,537 1.3 5.7
New car dealers 8,170 8,434 8,601 2.0 5.3
Used car dealers 540 646 638 -1.2 18.2
Other motor vehicle dealers 599 627 622 -0.8 3.8
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 657 699 676 -3.2 3.0
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,342 1,416 1,420 0.3 5.8
Furniture stores 847 895 898 0.3 6.0
Home furnishings stores 495 521 522 0.1 5.4
Electronics and appliance stores 1,220 1,148 1,218 6.1 -0.2
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 2,390 2,566 2,616 1.9 9.4
Food and beverage stores 8,911 9,395 9,454 0.6 6.1
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 6,203 6,540 6,607 1.0 6.5
Convenience stores 567 614 612 -0.2 8.0
Specialty food stores 498 515 521 1.0 4.6
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,643 1,725 1,713 -0.7 4.3
Health and personal care stores 2,974 3,160 3,164 0.1 6.4
Gasoline stations 5,523 4,554 4,639 1.9 -16.0
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,306 2,483 2,471 -0.5 7.2
Clothing stores 1,805 1,941 1,943 0.1 7.6
Shoe stores 265 284 278 -1.9 5.1
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 237 257 250 -2.8 5.8
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 958 985 968 -1.8 1.0
General merchandise stores 5,252 5,437 5,473 0.7 4.2
Miscellaneous store retailers 999 1,004 1,007 0.3 0.8
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 080-0020 and 080-0024.
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