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

Sales by type of commodity, all retail stores – Seasonally unadjusted
  September 2021r August 2022r September 2022p September 2021 to September 2022
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change
Total commodities, retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services 58,024,865 64,384,519 61,979,266 6.8
Food 9,894,222 10,778,994 10,711,967 8.3
Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages 3,365,358 3,905,943 3,591,311 6.7
Cannabis products 347,465 389,850 389,869 12.2
Clothing 2,610,555 2,901,018 2,919,218 11.8
Footwear 638,767 720,617 702,078 9.9
Jewellery and watches, luggage and briefcases 418,098 482,354 462,606 10.6
Home furniture, furnishings, housewares, appliances and electronics 5,111,965 5,233,688 5,101,183 -0.2
Sporting and leisure products (except publications, audio and video recordings, and game software) 1,130,454 1,269,887 1,149,904 1.7
Publications 198,136 191,797 175,264 -11.5
Audio and video recordings, and game software 58,307 48,612 45,573 -21.8
Motor vehicles 11,852,655 12,617,024 12,003,892 1.3
Recreational vehicles 846,005 1,196,307 951,661 12.5
Motor vehicle parts, accessories and supplies 2,299,980 2,349,750 2,371,301 3.1
Automotive and household fuels 5,001,118 6,643,337 6,061,402 21.2
Home health products 3,647,279 4,048,480 4,000,658 9.7
Infant care, personal and beauty products 1,214,515 1,384,202 1,348,340 11.0
Hardware, tools, and renovation and lawn and garden products 4,762,336 5,323,517 5,143,220 8.0
Miscellaneous products 2,720,360 3,013,303 2,836,905 4.3
Total retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services 1,907,288 1,885,839 2,012,913 5.5
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Data may not add up to totals because of rounding.
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