Table 2 
Retail sales, by industry — Seasonally adjusted 

Retail sales, by industry — Seasonally adjusted
  September
2023
August
2024r
September
2024p
August to September 2024 September 2023 to September 2024
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 66,409 66,659 66,943 0.4 0.8
Retail e-commerce 3,817 4,016 4,147 3.3 8.7
Total retail trade (2017 chained dollars) 57,279 57,813 58,279 0.8 1.7
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 48,466 48,186 48,608 0.9 0.3
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations and fuel vendors 41,666 41,910 42,476 1.4 1.9
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 17,942 18,473 18,335 -0.7 2.2
New car dealers 14,171 14,617 14,522 -0.7 2.5
Used car dealers 1,374 1,423 1,349 -5.2 -1.8
Other motor vehicle dealers 1,144 1,147 1,124 -2.0 -1.7
Automotive parts, accessories and tire retailers 1,254 1,287 1,341 4.2 6.9
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 3,903 3,712 3,823 3.0 -2.0
Food and beverage retailers 12,729 12,702 13,082 3.0 2.8
Supermarkets and other grocery retailers (except convenience) 8,948 9,032 9,327 3.3 4.2
Convenience retailers and vending machine operators 758 705 712 0.9 -6.2
Specialty food retailers 895 909 897 -1.3 0.2
Beer, wine and liquor retailers 2,128 2,056 2,146 4.4 0.9
Furniture, home furnishings, electronics and appliances retailers 3,639 3,559 3,573 0.4 -1.8
Furniture retailers 1,192 1,129 1,135 0.5 -4.8
Floor covering, window treatment and other home furnishing retailers 704 705 742 5.2 5.4
Electronics and appliances retailers 1,743 1,725 1,696 -1.7 -2.7
General merchandise retailers 8,772 9,036 9,091 0.6 3.6
Health and personal care retailers 5,458 5,611 5,640 0.5 3.3
Gasoline stations and fuel vendors 6,801 6,276 6,132 -2.3 -9.8
Clothing, clothing accessories, shoes, jewelry, luggage and leather goods retailers 3,432 3,580 3,553 -0.8 3.5
Clothing and clothing accessories retailers 2,662 2,762 2,755 -0.3 3.5
Shoe retailers 395 427 403 -5.8 1.9
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods retailers 375 391 395 1.1 5.4
Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers 3,733 3,709 3,714 0.2 -0.5
Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument and book retailers and news dealers 1,361 1,312 1,339 2.0 -1.6
Miscellaneous store retailers 2,373 2,397 2,376 -0.9 0.1
Cannabis retailers 438 448 433 -3.3 -1.0
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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