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
  May 2018 April 2019r May 2019p April to May 2019 May 2018 to May 2019
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade at 2012 constant prices1 48,098 47,862 47,631 -0.5 -1.0
Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 35,888 35,773 35,580 -0.5 -0.9
Total excluding motor vehicles and parts dealers and gasoline stations 30,282 30,336 29,985 -1.2 -1.0
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 12,210 12,089 12,051 -0.3 -1.3
New car dealers 9,742 9,633 9,567 -0.7 -1.8
Used car dealers 855 907 921 1.5 7.7
Other motor vehicle dealers 761 727 724 -0.4 -4.9
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 852 823 840 2.1 -1.4
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,521 1,582 1,601 1.2 5.3
Furniture stores 946 995 1,012 1.7 7.0
Home furnishings stores 575 588 589 0.2 2.4
Electronics and appliance stores 1,445 1,390 1,400 0.7 -3.1
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 2,995 2,795 2,798 0.1 -6.6
Food and beverage stores 9,520 9,565 9,331 -2.4 -2.0
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 6,537 6,573 6,412 -2.4 -1.9
Convenience stores 582 552 547 -0.9 -6.0
Specialty food stores 589 578 566 -2.1 -3.9
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,812 1,863 1,807 -3.0 -0.3
Health and personal care stores 4,094 4,202 4,222 0.5 3.1
Gasoline stations 5,606 5,437 5,595 2.9 -0.2
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,864 2,849 2,765 -2.9 -3.5
Clothing stores 2,225 2,228 2,165 -2.8 -2.7
Shoe stores 352 326 322 -1.2 -8.5
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 287 295 278 -5.8 -3.1
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1,033 1,017 998 -1.9 -3.4
General merchandise stores 5,605 5,681 5,605 -1.3 0.0
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,205 1,254 1,265 0.9 5.0
Cannabis stores2   67 79 16.8  
r
revised
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

Calculated using the 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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