Table 2 
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

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Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  May
2016		 April
2017r		 May
2017p		 April to May 2017 May 2016 to May 2017
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 45,583 48,630 48,905 0.6 7.3
Total retail trade (2012 chained dollars) 44,313 46,642 47,153 1.1 6.4
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 34,104 35,852 35,822 -0.1 5.0
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 29,557 30,752 30,752 -0.0 4.0
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 11,479 12,778 13,084 2.4 14.0
New car dealers 9,212 10,291 10,573 2.7 14.8
Used car dealers 801 858 898 4.7 12.1
Other motor vehicle dealers 748 868 831 -4.2 11.0
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 718 762 782 2.7 9.0
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,475 1,561 1,567 0.4 6.2
Furniture stores 901 954 961 0.8 6.7
Home furnishings stores 574 607 606 -0.1 5.5
Electronics and appliance stores 1,279 1,432 1,450 1.2 13.3
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 2,697 3,033 3,026 -0.2 12.2
Food and beverage stores 10,083 10,016 10,106 0.9 0.2
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 6,912 6,873 6,933 0.9 0.3
Convenience stores 652 657 655 -0.2 0.6
Specialty food stores 558 603 590 -2.2 5.8
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,962 1,883 1,928 2.4 -1.7
Health and personal care stores 3,675 3,893 3,844 -1.3 4.6
Gasoline stations 4,547 5,099 5,070 -0.6 11.5
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,678 2,796 2,793 -0.1 4.3
Clothing stores 2,084 2,127 2,112 -0.7 1.3
Shoe stores 331 357 351 -1.8 6.0
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 263 311 331 6.2 25.9
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1,035 1,107 1,094 -1.2 5.7
General merchandise stores 5,445 5,717 5,641 -1.3 3.6
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,188 1,199 1,231 2.7 3.6
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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