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

Sales by type of commodity, all retail stores – Seasonally unadjusted
	May 2021^r	April 2022^r	May 2022^p	May 2021 to May 2022
	millions of dollars	millions of dollars	millions of dollars	% change
Total commodities, retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services	58,819,689	60,685,106	67,793,728	15.3
Food	10,483,631	10,584,005	10,631,680	1.4
Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages	3,437,823	3,246,365	3,598,634	4.7
Cannabis products	312,902	373,326	375,832	20.1
Clothing	1,499,442	2,468,987	2,832,182	88.9
Footwear	417,122	661,304	738,845	77.1
Jewellery and watches, luggage and briefcases	295,289	484,699	500,009	69.3
Home furniture, furnishings, housewares, appliances and electronics	4,440,987	4,899,310	5,233,178	17.8
Sporting and leisure products (except publications, audio and video recordings, and game software)	1,097,260	1,280,359	1,288,466	17.4
Publications	144,949	167,332	181,634	25.3
Audio and video recordings, and game software	45,227	35,845	44,281	-2.1
Motor vehicles	12,597,563	11,966,701	13,260,377	5.3
Recreational vehicles	1,592,161	1,302,611	1,730,612	8.7
Motor vehicle parts, accessories and supplies	2,296,746	2,380,760	2,402,010	4.6
Automotive and household fuels	4,428,208	6,232,652	7,518,713	69.8
Home health products	3,488,753	3,838,183	4,055,552	16.2
Infant care, personal and beauty products	1,183,273	1,268,819	1,398,666	18.2
Hardware, tools, and renovation and lawn and garden products	6,420,897	4,985,671	6,797,323	5.9
Miscellaneous products	2,757,730	2,619,879	3,265,370	18.4
Total retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services	1,879,727	1,888,297	1,940,361	3.2

revised

preliminary

Note(s):

Data may not add up to totals because of rounding.

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