Table 3 
Retail sales at 2017 constant prices, by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

Retail sales at 2017 constant prices, by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  August 2022 July 2023r August 2023p July to August 2023 August 2022 to August 2023
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade at 2017 constant prices1 56,612 57,632 57,283 -0.6 1.2
Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 42,262 42,701 42,330 -0.9 0.2
Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations and fuel vendors 37,324 37,393 37,175 -0.6 -0.4
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 14,350 14,931 14,953 0.1 4.2
New car dealers 10,961 11,588 11,601 0.1 5.8
Used car dealers 1,209 1,167 1,176 0.8 -2.7
Other motor vehicle dealers 1,141 1,136 1,146 0.9 0.4
Automotive parts, accessories and tire retailers 1,040 1,041 1,030 -1.1 -1.0
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 3,823 3,822 3,800 -0.6 -0.6
Food and beverage retailers 10,572 10,388 10,234 -1.5 -3.2
Supermarkets and other grocery retailers (except convenience retailers) 7,267 7,330 7,187 -2.0 -1.1
Convenience retailers and vending machine operators 578 569 572 0.5 -1.0
Specialty food retailers 746 711 723 1.7 -3.1
Beer, wine and liquor retailers 1,981 1,778 1,752 -1.5 -11.6
Furniture, home furnishings, electronics and appliances retailers 3,501 3,610 3,593 -0.5 2.6
Furniture retailers 1,067 1,026 995 -3.0 -6.7
Floor covering, window treatment and other home furnishing retailers 669 626 632 1.0 -5.5
Electronics and appliances retailers 1,766 1,959 1,966 0.4 11.3
General merchandise retailers 7,456 7,343 7,323 -0.3 -1.8
Health and personal care retailers 4,979 5,100 5,142 0.8 3.3
Gasoline stations and fuel vendors 4,938 5,308 5,155 -2.9 4.4
Clothing, clothing accessories, shoes, jewellery, luggage and leather goods retailers 3,359 3,540 3,522 -0.5 4.9
Clothing and clothing accessories retailers 2,681 2,796 2,799 0.1 4.4
Shoe retailers 378 437 437 0.0 15.6
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods retailers 300 307 286 -6.8 -4.7
Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book and miscellaneous retailers 3,635 3,589 3,560 -0.8 -2.1
Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument and book retailers and news dealers 1,364 1,307 1,305 -0.2 -4.3
Miscellaneous store retailers 2,270 2,282 2,255 -1.2 -0.7
Cannabis retailers2 467 562 586 4.3 25.5
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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