Table 2 
Retail sales, by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

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Retail sales, by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  September
2020		 August
2021r		 September
2021p		 August to September 2021 September 2020 to September 2021
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 54,049 56,979 56,643 -0.6 4.8
Total retail trade (2012 chained dollars) 49,998 51,093 50,508 -1.1 1.0
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 39,635 42,128 42,032 -0.2 6.0
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 35,129 36,426 36,321 -0.3 3.4
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 14,414 14,851 14,611 -1.6 1.4
New car dealers 11,332 11,640 11,310 -2.8 -0.2
Used car dealers 1,111 1,162 1,234 6.3 11.1
Other motor vehicle dealers 1,041 1,028 1,063 3.4 2.1
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 931 1,022 1,003 -1.8 7.8
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,751 1,817 1,840 1.3 5.1
Furniture stores 1,135 1,160 1,182 1.9 4.1
Home furnishings stores 616 658 659 0.1 6.9
Electronics and appliance stores 1,310 1,231 1,222 -0.7 -6.7
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 3,805 3,751 3,742 -0.2 -1.6
Food and beverage stores 11,802 11,876 12,033 1.3 2.0
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 8,204 8,224 8,347 1.5 1.7
Convenience stores 694 692 695 0.4 0.1
Specialty food stores 710 736 736 0.1 3.8
Beer, wine and liquor stores 2,194 2,225 2,255 1.4 2.8
Health and personal care stores 4,193 4,325 4,305 -0.5 2.7
Gasoline stations 4,505 5,701 5,712 0.2 26.8
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,652 3,200 3,011 -5.9 13.6
Clothing stores 2,040 2,506 2,307 -7.9 13.1
Shoe stores 312 346 347 0.4 11.2
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 300 349 358 2.6 19.4
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1,016 1,059 1,064 0.5 4.7
General merchandise stores 6,885 7,228 7,218 -0.1 4.8
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,716 1,940 1,885 -2.8 9.8
Cannabis stores1 257 354 355 0.2 38.2
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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