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

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Sales by type of commodity, all retail stores – Seasonally unadjusted
  March 2020r February 2021r March 2021p March 2020 to March 2021
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change
Total commodities, retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services 43,641,006 44,278,066 55,294,917 26.7
Food 10,788,759 9,438,710 9,878,067 -8.4
Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages 2,988,666 2,651,067 3,118,462 4.3
Cannabis products 181,180 262,043 298,135 64.6
Clothing 1,217,180 1,327,839 1,999,085 64.2
Footwear 288,976 292,685 546,568 89.1
Jewellery and watches, luggage and briefcases 198,581E 304,752 319,049 60.7
Home furniture, furnishings, housewares, appliances and electronics 3,732,345 3,811,995 4,758,339 27.5
Sporting and leisure products (except publications, audio and video recordings, and game software) 703,194 860,417 1,111,553 58.1
Publications 179,710 175,431 177,092 -1.5
Audio and video recordings, and game software 90,076 56,263 62,935 -30.1
Motor vehicles 7,007,710 8,489,509 12,269,146 75.1
Recreational vehicles 477,193 531,328 1,010,631 111.8
Motor vehicle parts, accessories and supplies 1,425,486 1,555,732 2,026,209 42.1
Automotive and household fuels 3,293,284 3,485,459 4,005,449 21.6
Home health products 3,498,635 3,192,969 3,561,260 1.8
Infant care, personal and beauty products 1,149,801 1,042,540 1,239,097 7.8
Hardware, tools, and renovation and lawn and garden products 2,894,242 3,116,436 4,620,820 59.7
Miscellaneous products 2,255,203 2,301,264 2,612,317 15.8
Total retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services 1,270,785 1,381,625 1,680,702 32.3
r
revised
p
preliminary
E
use with caution
Note(s):
Data may not add up to totals because of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 20-10-0017-01.
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