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  • 31. Competing for the Retail Drug Market Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2006048
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study analyzes drug sales by type of retailer between 1998 and 2005. The analysis focuses on the competition between pharmacies, food stores and general merchandise stores. Retail sales of drugs in Canada are also compared with those of the United States. The main source of data is the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey.

    Release date: 2006-09-18
  • 32. Between the Producer and Retailer: A Review of Wholesale Trade for 2005 Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2006040
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Using data from the monthly Wholesale Trade Survey this study examines the sales for the year 2005. This annual review describes the evolution of sales by different sectors such as building material, machinery and electronic equipment. This study also includes a provincial dimension.

    Release date: 2006-04-28
  • 33. Canadian Retailers Competing for the Consumer's Food Dollar Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2006038
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study examines market shares for retail sales and gross margins by different store types from 1997 to 2004. It focuses on food and beverage stores and general merchandise stores and on sales of food and beverages. The performance of these two store types in Canada is compared with their counterparts in the United States. This analysis is based on data from the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey.

    Release date: 2006-04-11
  • 34. Wholesalers of pharmaceutical products: A vibrant industry Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-010-X20050128972
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    A profile of the fastest-growing sector in wholesale trade.

    Release date: 2005-12-08
  • 35. Christmas Shopping: A Provincial Perspective Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2005034
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Description:

    This article analyses Holiday retail sales in 2004 by commodity as well as by province and territory using data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey and the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey. Western Canadians led the country last Christmas in December 2004, with Albertans spending more per capita in retail stores than consumers in any other province. For Canada as a whole, the pace of growth in sales in stores doubled in December 2004 compared with the same month in 2003. What did shoppers buy besides toys and clothing? Jewellery, cameras and small electrical appliances were very popular gift items for the season.

    Release date: 2005-12-07
  • 36. Provincial Retail Trade Since the Turn of the Millennium Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2005032
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study provides an in-depth analysis of retail trade growth nationally and provincially, and explores the underlying socio-economic-demographic forces since the turn of the millennium. The automotive retail sector is given a closer look because of its ability to dictate retail sales growth during the period. This study uses data from a fleet of Statistics Canada surveys, including Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Provincial Economic Accounts, New Motor Vehicle Sales, Canadian Vehicle Survey, Motor Vehicle Registration, and 2002 Homeowner Repairs and Renovations Survey.

    Release date: 2005-10-17
  • 37. Gift Cards: A Win-win Way to Give Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2005029
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study looks at the growing popularity of gift cards, both with retailers and consumers. It presents some details of the types of stores that offer these cards and some of the attractions of gift cards to retailers and their customers.

    Release date: 2005-05-24
  • 38. Wholesalers: A Key Link in Canada's Economy Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2005026
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study examines the Canadian wholesale trade industry, its phenomenal growth, role and performance in the context of globalization and strong domestic consumer demand.

    Release date: 2005-04-27
  • 39. Consumer Holiday Shopping Patterns Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2004019
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study examines the effect of Christmas shopping on retail sales and employment during the months of November, December and January. The analysis focusses on stores registering significantly increased activity during the holiday season. These stores were grouped by the relative expensiveness of their most popular offerings during this period. This study uses data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey and the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours.

    Release date: 2004-12-09
  • 40. On the Move with Homebuyers: Shopping for Furniture Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2004012
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines retail sales and household expenditures data from 1997 to 2002 to show the impact of homebuyers on furniture and appliance spending.

    Release date: 2004-05-13
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  • 1. Methodological Supplement for the Monthly Average Retail Prices Table
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2022007
    Description:

    This document describes the methodology and data source for the monthly average retail prices table. This supplement also explains the difference between the Consumer Price Index and average retail prices in context of inflation.

    Release date: 2022-05-04
  • 2. Technical Guide for the Wholesale Services Price Index (WSPI)
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2021013
    Description:

    This article presents the data sources and methodology for the Wholesale Services Price Index (WSPI). The WSPI measures the monthly and the quarterly changes in the price of wholesale services in Canada. The index is an indicator of economic activity in the wholesales services sector, as well as a tool that can be utilized by the industry for cost monitoring, contract assessment and benchmark comparisons.

    Release date: 2021-06-30
  • 3. COVID-19 Impact Analysis and 2020 Outlook: The Retail Services Price Index
    Articles and reports: 45-28-0001202000100092
    Description:

    This article contributes to a series studies of COVID-19 impact on Canadian industries, with focus on the Retail Services Price Index (RSPI). The study analyzes the movements of RSPI during 2020 pandemic by subsectors, including clothing stores, grocery stores, and electronic stores, etc. It also compares different responses of retail sectors during 2020 pandemic and during 2008-2009 recession. Based on the in-depth analysis, the article also provides an outlook of the price index trend for the year 2020.

    Release date: 2020-12-21
  • 4. COVID-19 and the beef supply chain: An overview
    Articles and reports: 45-28-0001202000100086
    Description:

    This article presents an analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the Canadian beef supply chain, from Ranch to Slaughter House, from Wholesale to Retail and from domestic market to Imports/Exports. The study uses various data sources from Statistics Canada and Agriculture and Agri-food Canada (AAFC) with main focus on wholesale services prices. This publication also uses data from the product-based development project for the Wholesale Services Price Index (WSPI) using the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS). This project is part of Statistics Canada's user-centric modernization initiative. The product-based WSPI data are not yet released to the public.

    Note: The WSPI represents the change in the price of wholesale services, which is defined as the margin price (or margin). The margin is the difference between the average purchase price and the average selling price of a given product. It is not a wholesale selling price.

    Release date: 2020-11-17
  • 5. Methodological Supplement for the Provincial Monthly Average Retail Prices Table
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2020008
    Description:

    This document describes the methodology and data source for the provincial monthly average retail prices table. This supplement also explains the difference between the Consumer Price Index and average retail prices in context of inflation.

    Release date: 2020-06-10
  • 6. Canadian Consumers Adapt to COVID-19: A Look at Canadian Grocery Sales up to April 11
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2020005
    Description:

    An analysis of trends in Canadian consumer demand and sales using transaction data for grocery products amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This analysis includes Canadian grocery sales up to April 11.

    Release date: 2020-05-11
  • 7. Canadian Consumers Prepare for COVID-19
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2020004
    Description:

    An analysis of trends in Canadian consumer demand and sales using transaction data for grocery products amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Release date: 2020-04-08
  • 8. The Retail Cannabis Market in Canada: A Portrait of the First Year
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2019005
    Description:

    The Canadian federal government legalized non-medical cannabis in Canada effective October 2018. The present study sheds light on the evolving structure of the retail market, the trends in retail sales and the access of Canadians to retail cannabis stores through measures of physical proximity. Furthermore, it discusses different retail models; i.e. public and private retail stores as well as online versus in-store sales.

    Release date: 2019-12-11
  • 9. Recent trends in wholesale and retail softwood lumber prices
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2019007
    Description: This article sheds light on the recent price trends for lumber in the Canadian retail and wholesale sectors, and on the supply and demand dynamics in the lumber commodity markets.
    Release date: 2019-09-03
  • 10. Access by Canadians to regulated liquor and cannabis retail outlets Archived
    Articles and reports: 13-605-X201800154964
    Description:

    Statistics Canada has done some calculations to determine the accessibility of regulated products— liquor and cannabis—to Canadian households in bricks-and-mortar outlets. Using the agency's geographic databases, the location of each Canadian household is identified, and the distance from that location to the nearest legal retail outlet is calculated. Averages of these distances are then calculated to determine how generally accessible these products are to Canadians. It must be noted this takes no account of online or illegal retailers.

    Release date: 2018-10-10
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