Table 3
Retail sales by industry at 2012 constant prices – Seasonally adjusted
| April 2019 | March 2020r | April 2020p | March to April 2020 | April 2019 to April 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total retail trade at 2012 constant prices1 | 47,897 | 44,366 | 33,335 | -24.9 | -30.4 |
| Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers | 35,862 | 36,479 | 28,943 | -20.7 | -19.3 |
| Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations | 30,405 | 31,293 | 24,735 | -21.0 | -18.6 |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 12,035 | 7,887 | 4,392 | -44.3 | -63.5 |
| New car dealers | 9,600 | 6,020 | 3,177 | -47.2 | -66.9 |
| Used car dealers | 898 | 569 | 288 | -49.4 | -67.9 |
| Other motor vehicle dealers | 714 | 563 | 352 | -37.5 | -50.7 |
| Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores | 823 | 734 | 575 | -21.7 | -30.1 |
| Furniture and home furnishings stores | 1,579 | 1,129 | 558 | -50.6 | -64.7 |
| Furniture stores | 993 | 722 | 343 | -52.5 | -65.5 |
| Home furnishings stores | 586 | 407 | 215 | -47.2 | -63.3 |
| Electronics and appliance stores | 1,383 | 1,363 | 1,132 | -16.9 | -18.1 |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 2,826 | 2,931 | 2,466 | -15.9 | -12.7 |
| Food and beverage stores | 9,557 | 11,760 | 10,174 | -13.5 | 6.5 |
| Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores | 6,569 | 8,455 | 7,370 | -12.8 | 12.2 |
| Convenience stores | 542 | 525 | 560 | 6.7 | 3.3 |
| Specialty food stores | 583 | 642 | 541 | -15.7 | -7.2 |
| Beer, wine and liquor stores | 1,862 | 2,139 | 1,703 | -20.4 | -8.5 |
| Health and personal care stores | 4,203 | 4,448 | 3,615 | -18.7 | -14.0 |
| Gasoline stations | 5,457 | 5,186 | 4,208 | -18.9 | -22.9 |
| Clothing and clothing accessories stores | 2,869 | 1,380 | 446 | -67.7 | -84.5 |
| Clothing stores | 2,248 | 1,064 | 311 | -70.8 | -86.2 |
| Shoe stores | 329 | 156 | 72 | -53.8 | -78.1 |
| Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores | 293 | 161 | 63 | -60.9 | -78.5 |
| Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores | 1,016 | 781 | 348 | -55.4 | -65.7 |
| General merchandise stores | 5,709 | 6,127 | 5,052 | -17.5 | -11.5 |
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 1,262 | 1,374 | 944 | -31.3 | -25.2 |
| Cannabis stores2 | 67 | 182 | 180 | -1.1 | 168.7 |
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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