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

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Sales by type of commodity, all retail stores – Seasonally unadjusted
  August 2021r July 2022r August 2022p August 2021 to August 2022
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change
Total commodities, retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services 59,472,964 64,367,907 64,634,138 8.7
Food 9,855,341 11,088,686 10,836,889 10.0
Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages 3,608,960 4,049,993 3,857,157 6.9
Cannabis products 348,395 392,867 393,739 13.0
Clothing 2,709,797 2,876,495 2,909,303 7.4
Footwear 681,375 642,109 709,681 4.2
Jewellery and watches, luggage and briefcases 472,403 470,644 486,745 3.0
Home furniture, furnishings, housewares, appliances and electronics 5,229,836 5,123,147 5,253,185 0.4
Sporting and leisure products (except publications, audio and video recordings, and game software) 1,183,006 1,334,303 1,273,119 7.6
Publications 190,804 159,796 192,032 0.6
Audio and video recordings, and game software 54,134 48,318 49,235 -9.0
Motor vehicles 12,315,663 12,095,846 12,662,604 2.8
Recreational vehicles 1,017,828 1,269,316 1,191,736 17.1
Motor vehicle parts, accessories and supplies 2,188,459 2,234,903 2,375,050 8.5
Automotive and household fuels 5,222,038 6,983,242 6,772,414 29.7
Home health products 3,649,948 4,014,511 4,089,792 12.1
Infant care, personal and beauty products 1,265,012 1,382,642 1,372,063 8.5
Hardware, tools, and renovation and lawn and garden products 4,838,026 5,511,763 5,307,862 9.7
Miscellaneous products 2,873,276 2,826,841 3,003,673 4.5
Total retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services 1,768,662 1,862,487 1,897,856 7.3
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Data may not add up to totals because of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 20-10-0017-01.
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