Table 2
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| September 2019 |
August 2020r |
September 2020p |
August to September 2020 | September 2019 to September 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total retail trade (current dollars) | 51,497 | 53,266 | 53,871 | 1.1 | 4.6 |
| Total retail trade (2012 chained dollars) | 47,753 | 49,272 | 49,827 | 1.1 | 4.3 |
| Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers | 37,555 | 39,059 | 39,451 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations | 32,342 | 34,525 | 34,907 | 1.1 | 7.9 |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 13,942 | 14,208 | 14,420 | 1.5 | 3.4 |
| New car dealers | 11,148 | 11,184 | 11,379 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| Used car dealers | 1,036 | 1,090 | 1,096 | 0.6 | 5.8 |
| Other motor vehicle dealers | 874 | 1,017 | 1,038 | 2.0 | 18.7 |
| Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores | 884 | 916 | 906 | -1.0 | 2.5 |
| Furniture and home furnishings stores | 1,566 | 1,640 | 1,714 | 4.5 | 9.4 |
| Furniture stores | 991 | 1,057 | 1,118 | 5.7 | 12.7 |
| Home furnishings stores | 574 | 583 | 596 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
| Electronics and appliance stores | 1,152 | 1,280 | 1,296 | 1.2 | 12.4 |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 3,197 | 3,785 | 3,820 | 0.9 | 19.5 |
| Food and beverage stores | 10,848 | 11,776 | 11,885 | 0.9 | 9.6 |
| Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores | 7,485 | 8,224 | 8,187 | -0.5 | 9.4 |
| Convenience stores | 645 | 700 | 706 | 0.8 | 9.4 |
| Specialty food stores | 677 | 691 | 728 | 5.3 | 7.6 |
| Beer, wine and liquor stores | 2,041 | 2,161 | 2,264 | 4.8 | 11.0 |
| Health and personal care stores | 4,050 | 4,180 | 4,227 | 1.1 | 4.4 |
| Gasoline stations | 5,213 | 4,534 | 4,544 | 0.2 | -12.8 |
| Clothing and clothing accessories stores | 2,963 | 2,598 | 2,594 | -0.1 | -12.5 |
| Clothing stores | 2,304 | 1,973 | 1,967 | -0.3 | -14.7 |
| Shoe stores | 351 | 309 | 320 | 3.7 | -8.9 |
| Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores | 307 | 316 | 307 | -2.7 | -0.1 |
| Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores | 1,033 | 1,093 | 1,075 | -1.6 | 4.1 |
| General merchandise stores | 6,086 | 6,477 | 6,593 | 1.8 | 8.3 |
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 1,447 | 1,696 | 1,703 | 0.4 | 17.7 |
| Cannabis stores1 | 123 | 252 | 256 | 1.8 | 108.5 |
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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