Table 3
Retail sales at 2017 constant prices, 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 at 2017 constant prices1 | 57,539 | 58,509 | 58,106 | -0.7 | 1.0 |
| Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers | 42,516 | 43,409 | 42,902 | -1.2 | 0.9 |
| Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations and fuel vendors | 37,240 | 37,285 | 36,717 | -1.5 | -1.4 |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 15,023 | 15,100 | 15,204 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| New car dealers | 11,664 | 11,737 | 11,915 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| Used car dealers | 1,168 | 1,237 | 1,250 | 1.1 | 7.0 |
| Other motor vehicle dealers | 1,117 | 1,095 | 1,046 | -4.5 | -6.4 |
| Automotive parts, accessories and tire retailers | 1,075 | 1,032 | 994 | -3.7 | -7.5 |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 3,857 | 3,809 | 3,759 | -1.3 | -2.5 |
| Food and beverage retailers | 10,401 | 10,108 | 9,872 | -2.3 | -5.1 |
| Supermarkets and other grocery retailers (except convenience retailers) | 7,259 | 7,161 | 6,976 | -2.6 | -3.9 |
| Convenience retailers and vending machine operators | 573 | 574 | 574 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Specialty food retailers | 730 | 631 | 638 | 1.1 | -12.6 |
| Beer, wine and liquor retailers | 1,840 | 1,742 | 1,683 | -3.4 | -8.5 |
| Furniture, home furnishings, electronics and appliances retailers | 3,481 | 3,732 | 3,695 | -1.0 | 6.1 |
| Furniture retailers | 985 | 1,127 | 1,112 | -1.3 | 12.9 |
| Floor covering, window treatment and other home furnishing retailers | 653 | 636 | 663 | 4.2 | 1.5 |
| Electronics and appliances retailers | 1,844 | 1,969 | 1,921 | -2.4 | 4.2 |
| General merchandise retailers | 7,366 | 7,742 | 7,640 | -1.3 | 3.7 |
| Health and personal care retailers | 5,061 | 5,305 | 5,232 | -1.4 | 3.4 |
| Gasoline stations and fuel vendors | 5,276 | 6,124 | 6,185 | 1.0 | 17.2 |
| Clothing, clothing accessories, shoes, jewellery, luggage and leather goods retailers | 3,431 | 3,517 | 3,465 | -1.5 | 1.0 |
| Clothing and clothing accessories retailers | 2,697 | 2,797 | 2,754 | -1.5 | 2.1 |
| Shoe retailers | 421 | 412 | 410 | -0.5 | -2.6 |
| Jewellery, luggage and leather goods retailers | 313 | 309 | 302 | -2.3 | -3.5 |
| Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book and miscellaneous retailers | 3,642 | 3,070 | 3,053 | -0.6 | -16.2 |
| Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument and book retailers and news dealers | 1,284 | 1,261 | 1,285 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 2,358 | 1,809 | 1,768 | -2.3 | -25.0 |
| Cannabis retailers | 532 | 524 | 544 | 3.8 | 2.3 |
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.
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