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

Retail sales by industry at 2012 constant prices – Seasonally adjusted
  April 2019p February to March 2019 March 2018 to March 2019 March to April 2019 April 2018 to April 2019
  millions of dollars % change% change% change% change
Total retail trade at 2012 constant prices1 47,784 0.5 1.4 -0.2 2.1
Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 35,781 0.9 2.0 -0.3 2.0
Total excluding motor vehicles and parts dealers and gasoline stations 30,329 1.0 2.0 -0.2 2.0
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 12,003 -0.6 -0.3 0.0 2.6
New car dealers 9,547 -2.4 -2.4 1.3 2.1
Used car dealers 912 5.4 10.2 -1.1 12.2
Other motor vehicle dealers 734 13.2 7.4 -9.8 -1.7
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 810 2.0 6.0 -3.0 3.3
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,553 4.7 0.3 0.5 1.5
Furniture stores 963 4.3 -0.1 0.7 0.2
Home furnishings stores 589 5.4 1.0 0.0 3.5
Electronics and appliance stores 1,337 -3.1 -2.5 -1.3 -7.5
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 2,796 4.5 -1.2 -2.8 -0.7
Food and beverage stores 9,606 0.2 2.2 0.4 0.5
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 6,593 0.2 2.8 -0.1 -0.2
Convenience stores 553 0.5 -2.6 -0.4 -2.5
Specialty food stores 577 -0.9 -1.7 0.0 -0.5
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,883 0.5 2.9 2.6 4.4
Health and personal care stores 4,222 0.6 5.0 0.2 5.0
Gasoline stations 5,452 0.2 1.9 -0.7 1.6
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,862 3.6 1.7 -1.6 2.6
Clothing stores 2,238 3.6 1.8 -1.2 2.1
Shoe stores 330 3.6 -1.2 -3.8 -1.2
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 294 4.5 5.3 -2.0 10.5
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1,029 -0.5 -2.5 2.9 1.3
General merchandise stores 5,645 0.1 3.1 -0.5 4.9
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,279 1.5 4.4 2.5 8.5
Cannabis stores2 67 10.3   24.1  
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Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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