Table 2 
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

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Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  December
2017		 November
2018r		 December
2018p		 November to December 2018p December 2017 to December 2018p
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 49,515 50,376 50,350 -0.1 1.7
Total retail trade (2012 chained dollars) 46,836 47,530 47,629 0.2 1.7
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 36,058 36,805 36,638 -0.5 1.6
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 30,480 31,512 31,537 0.1 3.5
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 13,456 13,570 13,712 1.0 1.9
New car dealers 10,850 10,879 11,007 1.2 1.5
Used car dealers 912 1,009 1,023 1.4 12.2
Other motor vehicle dealers 878 866 853 -1.5 -2.9
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 817 816 829 1.6 1.5
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,487 1,532 1,534 0.1 3.1
Furniture stores 930 958 960 0.3 3.3
Home furnishings stores 558 575 573 -0.3 2.8
Electronics and appliance stores 1,350 1,393 1,338 -4.0 -0.9
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 3,124 3,058 3,152 3.1 0.9
Food and beverage stores 10,245 10,449 10,545 0.9 2.9
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 7,000 7,062 7,145 1.2 2.1
Convenience stores 666 711 709 -0.2 6.6
Specialty food stores 648 687 704 2.6 8.7
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,931 1,990 1,987 -0.2 2.9
Health and personal care stores 3,717 3,863 3,821 -1.1 2.8
Gasoline stations 5,578 5,293 5,101 -3.6 -8.6
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,726 2,892 2,864 -1.0 5.1
Clothing stores 2,097 2,223 2,225 0.1 6.1
Shoe stores 349 358 347 -3.2 -0.5
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 280 311 292 -6.2 4.2
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1,061 1,039 1,025 -1.3 -3.4
General merchandise stores 5,548 5,920 5,912 -0.1 6.6
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,222 1,366 1,345 -1.6 10.1
Cannabis stores1   53 55 3.7  
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.

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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