Table 1 
Sales by type of commodity, all retail stores – Seasonally unadjusted 

Sales by type of commodity, all retail stores – Seasonally unadjusted
  April 2019r March 2020r April 2020p April 2019 to April 2020
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change
Total commodities, retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services 50,994 43,590 34,276 -32.8
Food 8,709 10,739 9,862 13.2
Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages 2,763 2,983 2,678 -3.1
Cannabis products 75 181 176 135.6
Clothing 2,281 1,220 503 -78.0
Footwear 620 288 141 -77.3
Jewellery and watches, luggage and briefcases 366 198 F F
Home furniture, furnishings, housewares, appliances and electronics 4,031 3,737 2,895 -28.2
Sporting and leisure products (except publications, audio and video recordings, and game software) 818 705 614 -24.9
Publications 215 180 105 -51.2
Audio and video recordings, and game software 83 90 48 -42.4
Motor vehicles 11,633 7,014 3,858 -66.8
Recreational vehicles 887 479 405 -54.4
Motor vehicle parts, accessories and supplies 2,156 1,427 1,262 -41.5
Automotive and household fuels 4,534 3,289 1,973 -56.5
Home health products 3,213 3,503 2,822 -12.2
Infant care, personal and beauty products 1,111 1,151 918 -17.3
Hardware, tools, renovation and lawn and garden products 3,505 2,891 2,952 -15.8
Miscellaneous products 2,308 2,245 1,996 -13.5
Total retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services 1,685 1,271 990 -41.2
r
revised
p
preliminary
F
too unreliable to be published
Note(s):
Data may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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