Table 2 
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  January
2015
December
2015r
January
2016p
December 2015 to January 2016 January 2015 to January 2016
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 41,523 43,246 44,173 2.1 6.4
Total retail trade (2007 chained dollars) 40,498 40,944 41,823 2.1 3.3
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 31,488 32,165 32,559 1.2 3.4
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 27,039 27,694 28,160 1.7 4.1
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 10,035 11,081 11,614 4.8 15.7
New car dealers 8,174 9,085 9,567 5.3 17.0
Used car dealers 575 695 710 2.2 23.5
Other motor vehicle dealers 628 636 662 4.0 5.4
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 658 665 676 1.6 2.7
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,296 1,439 1,434 -0.4 10.6
Furniture stores 815 917 920 0.3 12.9
Home furnishings stores 481 522 514 -1.6 6.9
Electronics and appliance stores 1,260 1,195 1,194 -0.1 -5.2
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 2,443 2,588 2,667 3.0 9.2
Food and beverage stores 9,390 9,461 9,463 0.0 0.8
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 6,620 6,518 6,558 0.6 -0.9
Convenience stores 595 620 605 -2.5 1.7
Specialty food stores 494 528 516 -2.3 4.4
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,682 1,795 1,785 -0.5 6.1
Health and personal care stores 3,079 3,174 3,284 3.5 6.6
Gasoline stations 4,450 4,470 4,399 -1.6 -1.1
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,375 2,526 2,556 1.2 7.6
Clothing stores 1,864 1,995 2,005 0.5 7.5
Shoe stores 258 278 297 6.6 15.2
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 253 252 255 0.9 0.7
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 890 1,022 987 -3.4 10.9
General merchandise stores 5,353 5,300 5,559 4.9 3.8
Miscellaneous store retailers 953 989 1,017 2.8 6.7
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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