Table 2
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| May 2017 |
April 2018r |
May 2018p |
April to May 2018 | May 2017 to May 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total retail trade (current dollars) | 49,005 | 49,757 | 50,756 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
| Total retail trade (2012 chained dollars) | 47,404 | 46,830 | 47,778 | 2.0 | 0.8 |
| Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers | 35,543 | 36,496 | 37,007 | 1.4 | 4.1 |
| Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations | 30,531 | 30,907 | 31,176 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 13,462 | 13,261 | 13,749 | 3.7 | 2.1 |
| New car dealers | 10,923 | 10,662 | 11,043 | 3.6 | 1.1 |
| Used car dealers | 898 | 886 | 925 | 4.4 | 3.0 |
| Other motor vehicle dealers | 837 | 892 | 895 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores | 804 | 821 | 887 | 8.1 | 10.3 |
| Furniture and home furnishings stores | 1,556 | 1,576 | 1,576 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Furniture stores | 963 | 978 | 970 | -0.8 | 0.8 |
| Home furnishings stores | 594 | 598 | 606 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| Electronics and appliance stores | 1,300 | 1,379 | 1,379 | -0.0 | 6.1 |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 3,007 | 3,030 | 3,194 | 5.4 | 6.2 |
| Food and beverage stores | 10,172 | 10,323 | 10,104 | -2.1 | -0.7 |
| Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores | 7,009 | 7,029 | 6,808 | -3.1 | -2.9 |
| Convenience stores | 647 | 684 | 691 | 1.0 | 6.7 |
| Specialty food stores | 603 | 654 | 663 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| Beer, wine and liquor stores | 1,913 | 1,956 | 1,942 | -0.7 | 1.5 |
| Health and personal care stores | 3,863 | 3,838 | 3,838 | -0.0 | -0.6 |
| Gasoline stations | 5,012 | 5,589 | 5,831 | 4.3 | 16.3 |
| Clothing and clothing accessories stores | 2,740 | 2,799 | 2,877 | 2.8 | 5.0 |
| Clothing stores | 2,080 | 2,181 | 2,228 | 2.2 | 7.1 |
| Shoe stores | 344 | 328 | 342 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores | 317 | 290 | 307 | 5.9 | -3.0 |
| Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores | 1,046 | 1,065 | 1,075 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| General merchandise stores | 5,603 | 5,627 | 5,805 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 1,245 | 1,270 | 1,328 | 4.6 | 6.7 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Tables 20-10-0008-01 and 20-10-0078-01.
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