Table 2
Retail sales, by industry — Seasonally adjusted
| May 2023 |
April 2024r |
May 2024p |
April to May 2024 | May 2023 to May 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions 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.
Source(s):
Tables 20-10-0056-01 and 20-10-0067-01.
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