Table 2 
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  October
2015
September
2016r
October
2016p
September to October 2016 October 2015 to October 2016
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 43,379 44,572 45,047 1.1 3.8
Total retail trade (2007 chained dollars) 41,251 42,047 42,314 0.6 2.6
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 32,455 33,304 33,774 1.4 4.1
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 27,865 28,774 29,073 1.0 4.3
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 10,924 11,268 11,274 0.0 3.2
New car dealers 8,981 9,259 9,263 0.0 3.1
Used car dealers 637 667 667 -0.1 4.8
Other motor vehicle dealers 665 669 660 -1.4 -0.8
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 641 673 685 1.7 6.7
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,417 1,442 1,460 1.3 3.1
Furniture stores 908 921 945 2.6 4.1
Home furnishings stores 508 521 515 -1.2 1.2
Electronics and appliance stores 1,209 1,271 1,257 -1.1 4.0
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 2,552 2,716 2,740 0.9 7.4
Food and beverage stores 9,403 9,590 9,693 1.1 3.1
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 6,538 6,618 6,670 0.8 2.0
Convenience stores 600 616 617 0.1 2.8
Specialty food stores 505 504 493 -2.0 -2.3
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,761 1,852 1,913 3.3 8.6
Health and personal care stores 3,173 3,387 3,381 -0.2 6.5
Gasoline stations 4,590 4,530 4,700 3.8 2.4
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,596 2,644 2,682 1.4 3.3
Clothing stores 2,042 2,066 2,092 1.2 2.5
Shoe stores 294 318 326 2.6 10.8
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 260 259 264 1.6 1.5
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1,018 1,043 1,048 0.5 2.9
General merchandise stores 5,512 5,659 5,765 1.9 4.6
Miscellaneous store retailers 986 1,024 1,049 2.4 6.3
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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