Table 3
Retail sales by industry at 2012 constant prices – Seasonally adjusted
| April 2020 | March 2021r | April 2021p | March to April 2021 | April 2020 to April 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total retail trade at 2012 constant prices1 | 33,077 | 52,461 | 49,303 | -6.0 | 49.1 |
| Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers | 28,788 | 40,146 | 37,160 | -7.4 | 29.1 |
| Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations | 25,296 | 35,500 | 32,675 | -8.0 | 29.2 |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 4,289 | 12,315 | 12,143 | -1.4 | 183.1 |
| New car dealers | 3,027 | 9,460 | 9,361 | -1.0 | 209.3 |
| Used car dealers | 295 | 947 | 917 | -3.2 | 210.8 |
| Other motor vehicle dealers | 350 | 971 | 961 | -1.0 | 174.6 |
| Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores | 617 | 937 | 904 | -3.5 | 46.5 |
| Furniture and home furnishings stores | 583 | 1,773 | 1,517 | -14.4 | 160.2 |
| Furniture stores | 357 | 1,156 | 944 | -18.3 | 164.4 |
| Home furnishings stores | 226 | 617 | 573 | -7.1 | 153.5 |
| Electronics and appliance stores | 1,267 | 1,881 | 1,628 | -13.5 | 28.5 |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 2,394 | 4,428 | 3,992 | -9.8 | 66.8 |
| Food and beverage stores | 10,491 | 10,375 | 10,433 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores | 7,561 | 7,221 | 7,272 | 0.7 | -3.8 |
| Convenience stores | 540 | 541 | 529 | -2.2 | -2.0 |
| Specialty food stores | 501 | 566 | 638 | 12.7 | 27.3 |
| Beer, wine and liquor stores | 1,889 | 2,047 | 1,995 | -2.5 | 5.6 |
| Health and personal care stores | 3,597 | 4,559 | 4,271 | -6.3 | 18.7 |
| Gasoline stations | 3,492 | 4,646 | 4,485 | -3.5 | 28.4 |
| Clothing and clothing accessories stores | 417 | 2,687 | 1,886 | -29.8 | 352.3 |
| Clothing stores | 287 | 2,090 | 1,419 | -32.1 | 394.4 |
| Shoe stores | 79 | 356 | 241 | -32.3 | 205.1 |
| Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores | 51 | 241 | 226 | -6.2 | 343.1 |
| Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores | 396 | 1,313 | 970 | -26.1 | 144.9 |
| General merchandise stores | 5,224 | 6,708 | 6,188 | -7.8 | 18.5 |
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 928 | 1,778 | 1,790 | 0.7 | 92.9 |
| Cannabis stores2 | 178 | 322 | 334 | 3.7 | 87.6 |
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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