Table 2 
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

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Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  February
2018		 January
2019r		 February
2019p		 January to February 2019 February 2018 to February 2019
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 49,697 50,204 50,615 0.8 1.8
Total retail trade (2012 chained dollars) 46,828 47,502 47,613 0.2 1.7
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 36,402 36,651 36,872 0.6 1.3
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 30,869 31,606 31,730 0.4 2.8
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 13,296 13,553 13,743 1.4 3.4
New car dealers 10,633 10,736 11,070 3.1 4.1
Used car dealers 945 1,019 994 -2.4 5.3
Other motor vehicle dealers 881 901 812 -9.9 -7.8
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 837 897 866 -3.4 3.5
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,529 1,537 1,539 0.2 0.7
Furniture stores 942 964 953 -1.2 1.1
Home furnishings stores 587 572 586 2.4 -0.1
Electronics and appliance stores 1,262 1,261 1,217 -3.5 -3.6
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 3,172 3,168 3,118 -1.6 -1.7
Food and beverage stores 10,198 10,607 10,694 0.8 4.9
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 6,961 7,225 7,342 1.6 5.5
Convenience stores 660 693 686 -1.0 4.0
Specialty food stores 650 665 659 -0.9 1.4
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,927 2,024 2,008 -0.8 4.2
Health and personal care stores 3,885 3,988 3,986 -0.1 2.6
Gasoline stations 5,533 5,045 5,142 1.9 -7.1
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,836 2,906 2,861 -1.6 0.9
Clothing stores 2,204 2,282 2,216 -2.9 0.6
Shoe stores 346 346 342 -1.2 -1.2
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 287 279 303 8.6 5.6
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1,064 1,039 1,033 -0.5 -2.9
General merchandise stores 5,677 5,750 5,967 3.8 5.1
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,246 1,351 1,315 -2.6 5.6
Cannabis stores1   55 50 -9.1  
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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