Table 2 
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

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Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  August
2018		 July
2019r		 August
2019p		 July to August 2019 August 2018 to August 2019
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 50,960 51,586 51,543 -0.1 1.1
Total retail trade (2012 chained dollars) 47,739 47,850 47,956 0.2 0.5
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 37,440 37,757 37,697 -0.2 0.7
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 31,668 32,226 32,189 -0.1 1.6
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 13,520 13,830 13,845 0.1 2.4
New car dealers 10,802 11,048 11,089 0.4 2.7
Used car dealers 953 1,033 1,016 -1.7 6.6
Other motor vehicle dealers 891 882 880 -0.2 -1.3
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 875 867 861 -0.7 -1.6
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,545 1,615 1,614 -0.1 4.4
Furniture stores 966 1,020 1,006 -1.4 4.1
Home furnishings stores 579 595 608 2.1 5.0
Electronics and appliance stores 1,281 1,161 1,173 1.0 -8.5
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 3,139 3,245 3,229 -0.5 2.9
Food and beverage stores 10,604 10,657 10,575 -0.8 -0.3
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 7,241 7,286 7,228 -0.8 -0.2
Convenience stores 688 646 645 -0.1 -6.2
Specialty food stores 653 692 708 2.3 8.5
Beer, wine and liquor stores 2,022 2,033 1,994 -1.9 -1.4
Health and personal care stores 3,978 4,069 4,063 -0.1 2.1
Gasoline stations 5,772 5,531 5,508 -0.4 -4.6
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,936 2,944 2,947 0.1 0.4
Clothing stores 2,294 2,303 2,282 -0.9 -0.5
Shoe stores 351 340 351 3.3 0.0
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 291 301 314 4.3 7.7
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1,064 1,048 1,060 1.1 -0.4
General merchandise stores 5,832 6,048 6,094 0.8 4.5
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,290 1,440 1,435 -0.3 11.3
Cannabis stores1   107 127 18.6  
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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