Table 1
Sales by type of commodity, all retail stores – Seasonally unadjusted
| April 2019r | March 2020r | April 2020p | April 2019 to April 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions 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.
Source(s):
Table 20-10-0017-01.
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