Table 2 
Retail sales, by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

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Retail sales, by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  December
2020		 November
2021r		 December
2021p		 November to December 2021 December 2020 to December 2021
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 52,524 58,064 57,047 -1.8 8.6
Total retail trade (2012 chained dollars) 48,235 51,264 49,962 -2.5 3.6
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 38,830 43,156 42,058 -2.5 8.3
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 34,592 37,182 36,276 -2.4 4.9
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 13,693 14,908 14,989 0.5 9.5
New car dealers 10,300 11,620 11,579 -0.4 12.4
Used car dealers 1,112 1,262 1,210 -4.1 8.9
Other motor vehicle dealers 1,313 1,051 1,135 8.1 -13.5
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 969 975 1,064 9.1 9.9
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,709 1,889 1,675 -11.3 -2.0
Furniture stores 1,056 1,203 1,081 -10.2 2.4
Home furnishings stores 653 685 594 -13.4 -9.1
Electronics and appliance stores 1,284 1,211 1,199 -1.0 -6.6
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 4,065 4,128 3,922 -5.0 -3.5
Food and beverage stores 11,975 12,007 11,919 -0.7 -0.5
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 8,366 8,377 8,326 -0.6 -0.5
Convenience stores 718 641 636 -0.8 -11.4
Specialty food stores 739 707 709 0.2 -4.2
Beer, wine and liquor stores 2,150 2,281 2,248 -1.4 4.6
Health and personal care stores 4,288 4,261 4,268 0.2 -0.5
Gasoline stations 4,238 5,974 5,782 -3.2 36.4
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,064 3,147 2,849 -9.5 38.0
Clothing stores 1,530 2,478 2,188 -11.7 43.0
Shoe stores 255 323 315 -2.3 23.8
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 280 346 346 -0.2 23.4
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 977 1,128 1,099 -2.5 12.5
General merchandise stores 6,501 7,500 7,431 -0.9 14.3
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,729 1,911 1,914 0.1 10.7
Cannabis stores1 297 352 382 8.5 28.5
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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