Table 2 
Retail sales, by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

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Retail sales, by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  March
2021		 February
2022r		 March
2022p		 February to March 2022 March 2021 to March 2022
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 58,523 60,078 60,093 0.0 2.7
Total retail trade (2012 chained dollars) 53,505 51,311 50,801 -1.0 -5.1
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 43,058 44,033 45,081 2.4 4.7
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 37,960 37,767 38,350 1.5 1.0
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 15,465 16,045 15,012 -6.4 -2.9
New car dealers 11,939 12,458 11,720 -5.9 -1.8
Used car dealers 1,268 1,311 1,105 -15.7 -12.9
Other motor vehicle dealers 1,209 1,199 1,115 -7.0 -7.8
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 1,049 1,078 1,072 -0.6 2.2
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,963 1,942 1,980 2.0 0.9
Furniture stores 1,285 1,229 1,256 2.3 -2.2
Home furnishings stores 678 713 724 1.5 6.8
Electronics and appliance stores 1,492 1,311 1,331 1.6 -10.7
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 4,976 4,431 4,595 3.7 -7.7
Food and beverage stores 12,114 11,941 12,054 0.9 -0.5
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 8,407 8,249 8,381 1.6 -0.3
Convenience stores 741 691 673 -2.7 -9.2
Specialty food stores 680 737 723 -2.0 6.2
Beer, wine and liquor stores 2,286 2,263 2,277 0.6 -0.4
Health and personal care stores 4,382 4,402 4,436 0.8 1.2
Gasoline stations 5,098 6,265 6,732 7.4 32.1
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,753 3,089 3,157 2.2 14.7
Clothing stores 2,114 2,427 2,478 2.1 17.2
Shoe stores 328 312 323 3.5 -1.4
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 311 349 356 1.9 14.5
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1,338 1,216 1,246 2.4 -6.9
General merchandise stores 7,126 7,563 7,568 0.1 6.2
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,816 1,873 1,983 5.9 9.2
Cannabis stores1 298 324 359 10.7 20.4
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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