Table 3
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 |
p
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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