Table 2 
Retail sales, by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

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Retail sales, by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  August
2021		 July
2022r		 August
2022p		 July to August 2022 August 2021 to August 2022
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 57,699 61,329 61,759 0.7 7.0
Total retail trade (2012 chained dollars) 51,557 51,270 51,827 1.1 0.5
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 42,031 45,797 46,126 0.7 9.7
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 36,442 38,790 39,132 0.9 7.4
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 15,669 15,532 15,633 0.6 -0.2
New car dealers 12,266 12,137 12,110 -0.2 -1.3
Used car dealers 1,263 1,157 1,188 2.7 -5.9
Other motor vehicle dealers 1,072 1,107 1,173 6.0 9.5
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 1,068 1,132 1,160 2.5 8.7
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,868 1,831 1,858 1.5 -0.6
Furniture stores 1,207 1,171 1,177 0.5 -2.5
Home furnishings stores 661 660 681 3.2 3.0
Electronics and appliance stores 1,226 1,262 1,259 -0.2 2.7
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 3,732 4,159 4,183 0.6 12.1
Food and beverage stores 11,855 12,074 12,358 2.4 4.2
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 8,268 8,395 8,610 2.6 4.1
Convenience stores 719 679 697 2.6 -3.2
Specialty food stores 678 799 813 1.8 20.0
Beer, wine and liquor stores 2,189 2,201 2,238 1.7 2.2
Health and personal care stores 4,416 4,787 4,829 0.9 9.4
Gasoline stations 5,589 7,007 6,994 -0.2 25.2
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 3,034 3,153 3,150 -0.1 3.8
Clothing stores 2,343 2,459 2,454 -0.2 4.8
Shoe stores 337 334 349 4.5 3.7
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 355 360 346 -3.8 -2.3
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1,101 1,227 1,289 5.0 17.0
General merchandise stores 7,276 8,165 8,104 -0.7 11.4
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,934 2,132 2,102 -1.4 8.7
Cannabis stores1 348 393 394 0.2 13.0
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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