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

Sales by type of commodity, all retail stores – Seasonally unadjusted
  December 2021r November 2022r December 2022p December 2021 to December 2022
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change
Total commodities, retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services 61,040,423 64,386,441 65,315,551 7.0
Food 11,301,130 10,752,070 12,406,421 9.8
Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages 4,055,854 3,408,668 4,440,577 9.5
Cannabis products 354,270 374,286 425,871 20.2
Clothing 3,740,094 3,532,371 4,191,892 12.1
Footwear 733,299 855,570 835,132 13.9
Jewellery and watches, luggage and briefcases 832,177 522,427 876,155 5.3
Home furniture, furnishings, housewares, appliances and electronics 6,454,607 6,223,171 6,617,839 2.5
Sporting and leisure products (except publications, audio and video recordings, and game software) 1,937,012 1,480,095 2,006,504 3.6
Publications 284,911 206,286 307,959 8.1
Audio and video recordings, and game software 139,551 89,264 116,086 -16.8
Motor vehicles 9,394,663 11,696,912 9,856,236 4.9
Recreational vehicles 717,466 718,690 658,949 -8.2
Motor vehicle parts, accessories and supplies 2,260,616 2,847,569 2,232,725 -1.2
Automotive and household fuels 4,844,542 6,235,074 5,370,010 10.8
Home health products 3,781,332 4,242,714 4,351,357 15.1
Infant care, personal and beauty products 1,709,497 1,535,007 1,890,063 10.6
Hardware, tools, and renovation and lawn and garden products 3,810,488 4,664,465 3,640,111 -4.5
Miscellaneous products 2,794,467 2,778,459 3,020,283 8.1
Total retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services 1,894,450 2,223,341 2,071,381 9.3
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Data may not add up to totals because of rounding.
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