Table 3
Retail sales at 2012 constant prices, by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| August 2021 | July 2022r | August 2022p | July to August 2022 | August 2021 to August 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total retail trade at 2012 constant prices1 | 51,683 | 51,584 | 52,132 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers | 38,783 | 39,344 | 39,845 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
| Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations | 33,392 | 33,912 | 34,031 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 12,900 | 12,240 | 12,287 | 0.4 | -4.8 |
| New car dealers | 10,005 | 9,476 | 9,415 | -0.6 | -5.9 |
| Used car dealers | 1,022 | 895 | 917 | 2.5 | -10.3 |
| Other motor vehicle dealers | 910 | 909 | 978 | 7.6 | 7.5 |
| Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores | 962 | 960 | 977 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Furniture and home furnishings stores | 1,711 | 1,516 | 1,535 | 1.3 | -10.3 |
| Furniture stores | 1,115 | 947 | 948 | 0.1 | -15.0 |
| Home furnishings stores | 596 | 568 | 588 | 3.5 | -1.3 |
| Electronics and appliance stores | 1,539 | 1,520 | 1,520 | 0.0 | -1.2 |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 2,999 | 3,310 | 3,328 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| Food and beverage stores | 10,066 | 9,503 | 9,623 | 1.3 | -4.4 |
| Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores | 7,057 | 6,632 | 6,723 | 1.4 | -4.7 |
| Convenience stores | 541 | 476 | 483 | 1.5 | -10.7 |
| Specialty food stores | 554 | 613 | 616 | 0.5 | 11.2 |
| Beer, wine and liquor stores | 1,914 | 1,781 | 1,801 | 1.1 | -5.9 |
| Health and personal care stores | 4,598 | 4,854 | 4,878 | 0.5 | 6.1 |
| Gasoline stations | 5,391 | 5,432 | 5,814 | 7.0 | 7.8 |
| Clothing and clothing accessories stores | 2,940 | 3,081 | 3,099 | 0.6 | 5.4 |
| Clothing stores | 2,307 | 2,461 | 2,472 | 0.4 | 7.2 |
| Shoe stores | 349 | 352 | 371 | 5.4 | 6.3 |
| Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores | 284 | 269 | 256 | -4.8 | -9.9 |
| Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores | 1,070 | 1,135 | 1,192 | 5.0 | 11.4 |
| General merchandise stores | 6,706 | 7,068 | 6,962 | -1.5 | 3.8 |
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 1,762 | 1,926 | 1,895 | -1.6 | 7.5 |
| Cannabis stores2 | 402 | 471 | 472 | 0.2 | 17.4 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 20-10-0078-01.
Table note 1
Calculated using the Laspeyres method.
Table note 2
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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