Table 2 
Retail sales, by industry — Seasonally adjusted 

Retail sales, by industry — Seasonally adjusted
  May
2023
April
2024r
May
2024p
April to May 2024 May 2023 to May 2024
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 65,489 66,637 66,128 -0.8 1.0
Retail e-commerce 3,688 4,050 3,903 -3.6 5.8
Total retail trade (2017 chained dollars) 57,235 58,048 57,621 -0.7 0.7
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 48,240 48,965 48,313 -1.3 0.2
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations and fuel vendors 41,835 42,297 41,686 -1.4 -0.4
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 17,249 17,672 17,815 0.8 3.3
New car dealers 13,481 13,886 14,105 1.6 4.6
Used car dealers 1,341 1,369 1,394 1.8 4.0
Other motor vehicle dealers 1,126 1,129 1,072 -5.0 -4.8
Automotive parts, accessories and tire retailers 1,301 1,288 1,244 -3.4 -4.4
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 3,865 3,852 3,749 -2.7 -3.0
Food and beverage retailers 12,930 12,898 12,653 -1.9 -2.1
Supermarkets and other grocery retailers (except convenience) 9,067 9,136 8,943 -2.1 -1.4
Convenience retailers and vending machine operators 749 723 726 0.4 -3.1
Specialty food retailers 884 874 890 1.9 0.6
Beer, wine and liquor retailers 2,231 2,166 2,095 -3.3 -6.1
Furniture, home furnishings, electronics and appliances retailers 3,590 3,649 3,602 -1.3 0.4
Furniture retailers 1,150 1,169 1,151 -1.5 0.1
Floor covering, window treatment and other home furnishing retailers 716 694 718 3.5 0.3
Electronics and appliances retailers 1,724 1,786 1,733 -2.9 0.6
General merchandise retailers 8,666 9,025 8,931 -1.0 3.1
Health and personal care retailers 5,343 5,628 5,596 -0.6 4.7
Gasoline stations and fuel vendors 6,405 6,668 6,626 -0.6 3.5
Clothing, clothing accessories, shoes, jewellery, luggage and leather goods retailers 3,498 3,466 3,415 -1.5 -2.4
Clothing and clothing accessories retailers 2,701 2,688 2,650 -1.4 -1.9
Shoe retailers 405 399 395 -0.9 -2.4
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods retailers 392 380 370 -2.6 -5.6
Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers 3,943 3,778 3,740 -1.0 -5.1
Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument and book retailers and news dealers 1,382 1,340 1,365 1.9 -1.2
Miscellaneous store retailers 2,560 2,438 2,375 -2.6 -7.3
Cannabis retailers 428 420 435 3.4 1.6
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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