Table 2 
Retail sales, by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

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Retail sales, by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  October
2021		 September
2022r		 October
2022p		 September to October 2022 October 2021 to October 2022
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 58,219 61,142 61,972 1.4 6.4
Total retail trade (2012 chained dollars) 51,428 51,531 51,544 0.0 0.2
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 42,618 45,562 46,345 1.7 8.7
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 36,928 38,923 39,256 0.9 6.3
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 15,601 15,580 15,627 0.3 0.2
New car dealers 12,078 12,072 12,198 1.0 1.0
Used car dealers 1,390 1,150 1,166 1.4 -16.1
Other motor vehicle dealers 1,136 1,201 1,113 -7.3 -2.0
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 997 1,157 1,149 -0.6 15.3
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,962 1,879 1,861 -1.0 -5.1
Furniture stores 1,252 1,169 1,171 0.1 -6.5
Home furnishings stores 710 710 691 -2.7 -2.7
Electronics and appliance stores 1,237 1,234 1,222 -0.9 -1.2
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 3,902 4,117 4,131 0.3 5.9
Food and beverage stores 11,810 12,165 12,436 2.2 5.3
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 8,206 8,417 8,625 2.5 5.1
Convenience stores 700 681 679 -0.3 -3.0
Specialty food stores 677 816 820 0.6 21.3
Beer, wine and liquor stores 2,228 2,251 2,311 2.7 3.7
Health and personal care stores 4,440 4,832 4,896 1.3 10.3
Gasoline stations 5,690 6,640 7,089 6.8 24.6
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 3,021 3,243 3,224 -0.6 6.7
Clothing stores 2,357 2,521 2,504 -0.7 6.2
Shoe stores 330 364 370 1.5 12.2
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 335 358 350 -2.2 4.6
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1,168 1,279 1,273 -0.5 8.9
General merchandise stores 7,494 8,081 8,149 0.8 8.7
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,892 2,091 2,065 -1.3 9.1
Cannabis stores1 355 392 389 -0.8 9.5
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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