Table 3
Retail sales at 2012 constant prices, by industry – Seasonally adjusted
| March 2022 | February 2023r | March 2023p | February to March 2023 | March 2022 to March 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total retail trade at 2012 constant prices1 | 54,783 | 56,006 | 55,460 | -1.0 | 1.2 |
| Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers | 42,217 | 41,876 | 41,895 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
| Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations and fuel vendors | 36,186 | 35,796 | 35,897 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 12,566 | 14,130 | 13,565 | -4.0 | 8.0 |
| New car dealers | 9,643 | 10,975 | 10,504 | -4.3 | 8.9 |
| Used car dealers | 1,037 | 1,075 | 1,109 | 3.2 | 6.9 |
| Other motor vehicle dealers | 899 | 1,056 | 937 | -11.3 | 4.2 |
| Automotive parts, accessories and tire retailers | 988 | 1,023 | 1,014 | -0.9 | 2.6 |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 3,561 | 3,377 | 3,449 | 2.1 | -3.1 |
| Food and beverage retailers | 9,920 | 9,413 | 9,385 | -0.3 | -5.4 |
| Supermarkets and other grocery retailers (except convenience retailers) | 6,803 | 6,581 | 6,558 | -0.3 | -3.6 |
| Convenience retailers and vending machine operators | 521 | 503 | 511 | 1.6 | -1.9 |
| Specialty food retailers | 661 | 584 | 589 | 0.9 | -10.9 |
| Beer, wine and liquor retailers | 1,934 | 1,745 | 1,728 | -1.0 | -10.7 |
| Furniture, home furnishings, electronics and appliances retailers | 3,789 | 3,702 | 3,710 | 0.2 | -2.1 |
| Furniture retailers | 1,103 | 1,008 | 993 | -1.5 | -10.0 |
| Floor covering, window treatment and other home furnishing retailers | 673 | 646 | 633 | -2.0 | -5.9 |
| Electronics and appliances retailers | 2,012 | 2,048 | 2,083 | 1.7 | 3.5 |
| General merchandise retailers | 7,158 | 7,073 | 7,187 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| Health and personal care retailers | 4,901 | 5,268 | 5,233 | -0.7 | 6.8 |
| Gasoline stations and fuel vendors | 6,031 | 6,080 | 5,998 | -1.3 | -0.5 |
| Clothing, clothing accessories, shoes, jewellery, luggage and leather goods retailers | 3,365 | 3,641 | 3,583 | -1.6 | 6.5 |
| Clothing and clothing accessories retailers | 2,681 | 2,921 | 2,882 | -1.3 | 7.5 |
| Shoe retailers | 374 | 427 | 408 | -4.4 | 9.1 |
| Jewellery, luggage and leather goods retailers | 311 | 293 | 293 | 0.0 | -5.8 |
| Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book and miscellaneous retailers | 3,492 | 3,322 | 3,351 | 0.9 | -4.0 |
| Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument and book retailers and news dealers | 1,296 | 1,286 | 1,244 | -3.3 | -4.0 |
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 2,195 | 2,036 | 2,107 | 3.5 | -4.0 |
| Cannabis retailers2 | 424 | 442 | 490 | 10.9 | 15.6 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 20-10-0067-01.
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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