Table 2 
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

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Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  October
2017p		 September
2018r		 October
2018p		 September to October 2018p October 2017 to October 2018p
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 50,692 50,843 51,012 0.3 0.6
Total retail trade (2012 chained dollars) 48,407 47,614 47,622 0.0 -1.6
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 36,262 37,236 37,222 -0.0 2.6
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 30,949 31,617 31,499 -0.4 1.8
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 14,430 13,607 13,790 1.3 -4.4
New car dealers 11,884 10,938 11,054 1.1 -7.0
Used car dealers 899 959 999 4.1 11.2
Other motor vehicle dealers 833 828 846 2.2 1.6
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 814 882 891 1.0 9.4
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,540 1,543 1,520 -1.5 -1.3
Furniture stores 960 948 928 -2.2 -3.3
Home furnishings stores 580 595 592 -0.4 2.1
Electronics and appliance stores 1,326 1,389 1,361 -2.0 2.6
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 3,173 3,104 3,075 -0.9 -3.1
Food and beverage stores 10,247 10,540 10,553 0.1 3.0
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 6,993 7,192 7,176 -0.2 2.6
Convenience stores 679 692 703 1.5 3.6
Specialty food stores 631 668 671 0.5 6.4
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,944 1,988 2,002 0.7 3.0
Health and personal care stores 3,927 3,914 3,921 0.2 -0.1
Gasoline stations 5,312 5,619 5,724 1.9 7.7
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,763 2,895 2,889 -0.2 4.6
Clothing stores 2,130 2,250 2,234 -0.7 4.9
Shoe stores 336 341 346 1.3 3.0
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 298 304 310 2.0 3.9
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1,049 1,062 1,060 -0.2 1.0
General merchandise stores 5,713 5,883 5,775 -1.8 1.1
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,211 1,287 1,345 4.5 11.1
Cannabis stores1     43    
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.

Table note 1

Data for this Canadian industry are presented in unadjusted form as there is no seasonal pattern established by official statistics yet.
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