Table 2 
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

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Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  March
2020		 February
2021r		 March
2021p		 February to March 2021 March 2020 to March 2021
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 46,578 55,617 57,609 3.6 23.7
Total retail trade (2012 chained dollars) 43,581 50,433 52,048 3.2 19.4
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 37,751 41,046 42,827 4.3 13.4
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 33,486 36,244 37,936 4.7 13.3
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 8,827 14,571 14,782 1.4 67.5
New car dealers 6,672 11,296 11,374 0.7 70.5
Used car dealers 682 1,127 1,144 1.5 67.7
Other motor vehicle dealers 664 1,104 1,235 11.8 85.9
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 809 1,044 1,030 -1.3 27.3
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,188 1,787 1,942 8.7 63.4
Furniture stores 749 1,123 1,259 12.1 68.0
Home furnishings stores 439 664 683 2.9 55.7
Electronics and appliance stores 1,144 1,427 1,493 4.7 30.5
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 3,328 4,207 5,041 19.8 51.5
Food and beverage stores 13,316 12,190 12,026 -1.3 -9.7
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 9,563 8,410 8,274 -1.6 -13.5
Convenience stores 668 724 722 -0.2 8.2
Specialty food stores 691 804 707 -12.0 2.4
Beer, wine and liquor stores 2,395 2,252 2,323 3.1 -3.0
Health and personal care stores 4,225 4,321 4,363 1.0 3.3
Gasoline stations 4,265 4,802 4,890 1.8 14.7
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 1,399 2,162 2,672 23.6 91.0
Clothing stores 1,074 1,633 2,041 25.0 90.0
Shoe stores 164 237 339 42.8 107.2
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 161 292 292 -0.1 80.9
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 804 1,125 1,261 12.1 56.8
General merchandise stores 6,580 7,164 7,238 1.0 10.0
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,500 1,861 1,900 2.1 26.6
Cannabis stores1 181 262 298 13.8 65.0
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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