Table 3 
Retail sales by industry at 2012 constant prices – Seasonally adjusted 

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Retail sales by industry at 2012 constant prices – Seasonally adjusted
  March 2019p January to February 2019 February 2018 to February 2019 February to March 2019 March 2018 to March 2019
  millions of dollars % change% change% change% change
Total retail trade at 2012 constant prices1 47,819 0.3 1.7 0.4 1.3
Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 35,903 0.0 1.5 0.9 2.0
Total excluding motor vehicles and parts dealers and gasoline stations 30,419 0.0 1.5 1.1 2.1
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 11,916 1.1 2.2 -1.2 -1.0
New car dealers 9,370 2.9 2.4 -2.9 -3.0
Used car dealers 918 -1.9 5.7 4.8 9.7
Other motor vehicle dealers 803 -10.8 -4.4 10.9 5.9
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 826 -3.2 1.7 0.7 4.8
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,522 -0.4 -0.2 3.7 -1.2
Furniture stores 934 -1.3 -0.2 2.5 -2.4
Home furnishings stores 588 1.1 -0.4 5.6 0.9
Electronics and appliance stores 1,469 -3.8 -0.4 2.8 5.7
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 2,880 -3.5 -5.7 4.3 -1.2
Food and beverage stores 9,529 0.5 2.0 -0.1 1.8
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 6,582 1.1 2.5 -0.1 2.5
Convenience stores 556 -2.1 -2.6 0.5 -2.5
Specialty food stores 568 -0.3 -1.0 -1.7 -3.2
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,823 -0.8 2.5 0.2 2.2
Health and personal care stores 4,209 -0.0 4.6 0.5 4.9
Gasoline stations 5,484 0.1 1.7 -0.0 1.8
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,917 -1.2 0.5 3.8 2.0
Clothing stores 2,273 -2.8 0.0 3.7 2.1
Shoe stores 344 -2.4 -3.2 3.6 -0.9
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 300 15.7 9.1 4.2 5.3
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1,004 0.2 -3.6 0.0 -2.1
General merchandise stores 5,655 3.5 4.1 -0.2 2.8
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,233 -2.3 3.6 0.7 3.2
Cannabis stores2 55 -5.6   9.7  
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preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 20-10-0078-01.

Table note 1

Using Laspeyres method.

Table note 2

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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