Table 2 
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

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Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  March
2018		 February
2019r		 March
2019p		 February to March 2019 March 2018 to March 2019
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 50,005 50,745 51,295 1.1 2.6
Total retail trade (2012 chained dollars) 47,208 47,603 47,759 0.3 1.2
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 36,527 36,963 37,603 1.7 2.9
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 31,003 31,786 32,115 1.0 3.6
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 13,479 13,782 13,692 -0.7 1.6
New car dealers 10,827 11,072 10,823 -2.2 -0.0
Used car dealers 948 1,014 1,064 5.0 12.3
Other motor vehicle dealers 886 827 927 12.2 4.7
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 819 870 878 1.0 7.2
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,594 1,544 1,595 3.3 0.1
Furniture stores 988 955 976 2.2 -1.2
Home furnishings stores 606 589 619 5.1 2.1
Electronics and appliance stores 1,229 1,220 1,245 2.0 1.3
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 3,150 3,083 3,215 4.3 2.1
Food and beverage stores 10,200 10,696 10,691 -0.1 4.8
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 6,942 7,353 7,355 0.0 5.9
Convenience stores 666 678 678 -0.0 1.7
Specialty food stores 651 659 649 -1.5 -0.4
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,940 2,006 2,010 0.2 3.6
Health and personal care stores 3,896 3,999 4,017 0.4 3.1
Gasoline stations 5,524 5,176 5,487 6.0 -0.7
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,878 2,900 2,999 3.4 4.2
Clothing stores 2,221 2,243 2,318 3.4 4.4
Shoe stores 348 341 351 2.9 1.0
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 309 316 330 4.3 6.7
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1,053 1,041 1,036 -0.4 -1.5
General merchandise stores 5,741 5,983 5,983 -0.0 4.2
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,262 1,321 1,334 1.0 5.7
Cannabis stores1   52 61 17.2  
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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