Table 2 
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

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Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  April
2018		 March
2019r		 April
2019p		 March to April 2019 April 2018 to April 2019
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 49,634 51,433 51,493 0.1 3.7
Total retail trade (2012 chained dollars) 46,752 47,849 47,759 -0.2 2.2
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 36,533 37,642 37,687 0.1 3.2
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 30,930 32,125 32,102 -0.1 3.8
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 13,100 13,791 13,806 0.1 5.4
New car dealers 10,488 10,887 11,014 1.2 5.0
Used car dealers 921 1,068 1,059 -0.8 15.0
Other motor vehicle dealers 875 947 868 -8.4 -0.9
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 817 888 865 -2.6 6.0
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,571 1,621 1,631 0.7 3.8
Furniture stores 979 1,000 1,006 0.5 2.7
Home furnishings stores 592 620 626 0.9 5.7
Electronics and appliance stores 1,273 1,154 1,141 -1.1 -10.4
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 3,032 3,214 3,130 -2.6 3.2
Food and beverage stores 10,427 10,730 10,774 0.4 3.3
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 7,145 7,375 7,368 -0.1 3.1
Convenience stores 667 677 672 -0.6 0.8
Specialty food stores 647 655 662 1.0 2.3
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,968 2,024 2,072 2.4 5.3
Health and personal care stores 3,887 4,023 4,027 0.1 3.6
Gasoline stations 5,603 5,517 5,585 1.2 -0.3
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,832 2,992 2,948 -1.5 4.1
Clothing stores 2,208 2,312 2,288 -1.1 3.6
Shoe stores 337 351 339 -3.5 0.4
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 287 329 322 -2.2 12.0
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1,038 1,033 1,066 3.2 2.6
General merchandise stores 5,623 6,004 5,992 -0.2 6.6
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,246 1,354 1,393 2.8 11.7
Cannabis stores1   61 75 22.5  
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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