Table 3
Retail sales by industry at 2012 constant prices – Seasonally adjusted
| December 2019 | November 2020r | December 2020p | November to December 2020 | December 2019 to December 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total retail trade at 2012 constant prices1 | 47,798 | 50,929 | 49,005 | -3.8 | 2.5 |
| Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers | 35,905 | 38,819 | 37,045 | -4.6 | 3.2 |
| Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations | 30,652 | 34,084 | 32,472 | -4.7 | 5.9 |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 11,893 | 12,110 | 11,960 | -1.2 | 0.6 |
| New car dealers | 9,579 | 9,379 | 9,089 | -3.1 | -5.1 |
| Used car dealers | 878 | 936 | 958 | 2.4 | 9.1 |
| Other motor vehicle dealers | 688 | 911 | 1,020 | 12.0 | 48.3 |
| Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores | 749 | 884 | 893 | 1.0 | 19.2 |
| Furniture and home furnishings stores | 1,534 | 1,757 | 1,630 | -7.2 | 6.3 |
| Furniture stores | 992 | 1,137 | 1,026 | -9.8 | 3.4 |
| Home furnishings stores | 542 | 619 | 604 | -2.4 | 11.4 |
| Electronics and appliance stores | 1,417 | 1,801 | 1,570 | -12.8 | 10.8 |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 2,921 | 3,528 | 3,461 | -1.9 | 18.5 |
| Food and beverage stores | 9,633 | 10,665 | 10,668 | 0.0 | 10.7 |
| Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores | 6,684 | 7,446 | 7,574 | 1.7 | 13.3 |
| Convenience stores | 522 | 549 | 552 | 0.5 | 5.7 |
| Specialty food stores | 575 | 638 | 629 | -1.4 | 9.4 |
| Beer, wine and liquor stores | 1,853 | 2,031 | 1,914 | -5.8 | 3.3 |
| Health and personal care stores | 4,203 | 4,594 | 4,603 | 0.2 | 9.5 |
| Gasoline stations | 5,253 | 4,735 | 4,573 | -3.4 | -12.9 |
| Clothing and clothing accessories stores | 2,855 | 2,475 | 2,056 | -16.9 | -28.0 |
| Clothing stores | 2,238 | 1,952 | 1,577 | -19.2 | -29.5 |
| Shoe stores | 339 | 269 | 267 | -0.7 | -21.2 |
| Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores | 279 | 253 | 211 | -16.6 | -24.4 |
| Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores | 979 | 1,217 | 919 | -24.5 | -6.1 |
| General merchandise stores | 5,740 | 6,420 | 5,950 | -7.3 | 3.7 |
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 1,370 | 1,628 | 1,615 | -0.8 | 17.9 |
| Cannabis stores2 | 146 | 278 | 320 | 15.1 | 119.2 |
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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