Table 2
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| October 2015 |
September 2016r |
October 2016p |
September to October 2016 | October 2015 to October 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions 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 |
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