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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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If the products and services listed do not satisfy a user's need, a product can be produced as a special request. Examples include special data retrievals or merges using any of the division's computer files. Custom-tailored analysis or sets of data generated through client defined parameters can also be arranged.

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In addition to the data published in CANSIM table 80-0011, Annual retail store survey, financial estimates by store type and trade group based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (Dollars unless otherwise noted), the following data are available on a cost recovery basis for chain stores only:

- estimates for all major financial variables at the Census Metropolitan Areas (CMA) level, all Trade Group combined (total retail).

- estimates of sales by store location ( street, shopping center, other) at the Canada level, by Trade Group.

- estimates of total operating revenue, total operating expenses, cost of goods sold and total labour expenses per square foot at the Canada by Trade Group.

- Special data tabulations with more detailed financial variables (revenues and expenses) are also available at various levels of the NAICS for all provinces and territories (subject to Statistics Canada's confidentiality rules).

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In addition to the data published in CANSIM table 80-0018 and 80-0019, Retail commodity survey based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), quarterly (Dollars), and in CANSIM table 80-0009, Survey of large retailers, monthly (Dollars), the following data from the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey are available on a cost recovery basis:

- Quarterly estimates of sales by commodity and by trade group groupings at the Canada level. There are 8 trade group groupings available: Automotive, Clothing and Accessories Stores, Furniture, Home Furnishings and Electronics Stores, General Merchandise Stores, Building and Outdoor Home Supplies Stores, Miscellaneous Retailers, Food and Beverage Stores and Pharmacies and Personal Care Stores.

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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.

Description: This table contains 52 series, with data for years 1981 - 2004 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2004-05-26. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Estimates (3 items: Inventories;Coefficient of variation;Weighted response rate ...), Trade group (14 items: Total all trades;Food; beverage; drug and tobacco products ...), Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Unadjusted;Seasonally adjusted ...).

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This paper has two goals. The first is to inform retail store data users, industry analysis, trade associations and other stakeholders about these changes. The second is to consult with stakeholders on possible data ouputs resulting from the changes.

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This publication presents data on revenue and expense items from wholesalers and retailers by trade group and by province. There are 16 retail trade groups and 11 wholesale trade groups. Profiles of the retail trade groups are provided for each individual province/territory and are comprised of: number of locations, total operating revenues, cost of goods sold, gross margin and employee earnings and benefits. At the national level for each retail trade group are the following performance indicators: sales to inventory, cost of goods sold to inventory, gross margin and profit margin. Also provided at the national level are total operating revenues, number of locations for independent and for chain stores, the number of retail businesses by trade and total operating revenue by SIC (4 digit when possible).

The 11 wholesale trade groups, plus grain and petroleum products, are profiled for each individual province/territory giving: number of locations, total operating revenues, cost of goods sold, gross margin and employee earnings and benefits. Performance indicators by trade group at the national level including sales to inventory, cost of goods sold to inventory, gross margin and profit margin are provided. Total operating revenue at the national level by Standard Industrial Classification and by class of customer and trade group are also provided.

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This on-line publication presents total retail sales by type of business, by province/territory, by selected Canadian metropolitan areas, by number of stores operated and by annual sales volume. Also provided are statistics on stocks on hand at year end, cost of goods sold and gross margins; distributions covering sales volume, physical size, sales per square foot (metre), department store commodity groupings and major and discount type department stores; and a list of chain and department stores. It includes definitions, methodology, data quality, survey questionnaire and a bibliography.

Description: This table contains 151 series, with data for years 1966 - 1997 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada), Method of sale (6 items: Total direct sales; Sales from premises; Door-to-door sales; Sales by mail; ...), Commodity group (31 items: Total, all commodities; Meat, fish and poultry; Frozen food plans; Dairy products; ...).

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The data of this section are in three parts. Series Vl-331 contain statistics on retail trade, series V332-409 on wholesale trade and series V410-448 on service establishments.

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Canada's workers' compensation systems are financed through a payroll tax with the cost initially falling on employers. The rates that employers pay are supposed to reflect the costs of current and future medical and vocational rehabilitation, and financial compensation associated with workplace injuries, as well as the costs of administering the system.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: This infographic presents alcohol and cannabis sales in Canada for the period from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023. It gives a breakdown of sales by type of alcoholic beverage and cannabis product. It also shows the revenue governments earned from the control and sale of alcoholic beverages and cannabis products.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: This infographic presents alcohol and cannabis sales in Canada for the period from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022. It gives a breakdown of sales by type of alcoholic beverage and cannabis product. It also shows the revenue governments earned from the control and sale of alcoholic beverages and cannabis products.

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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.

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This infographic features alcohol sales in Canada for the April 2020 to March 2021 fiscal year. It gives a breakdown of standard alcoholic drinks sold per week, sales by type of beverage, and the share of domestic vs import sales.

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Different industries have been impacted in various ways by the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially, retail trade was one of the hardest hit by public health restrictions, but in recent months, retail business sentiment has improved significantly. This paper presents a portrait of the pandemic's impact on businesses in retail trade and the expectations of these businesses moving forward. It involves an examination of the data produced by the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions.

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Statistics Canada's annual retail trade surveys are undergoing changes. Two activities underlie these changes. The re-design of our annual retail trade questionnaires is one. The other is the conversion from the 1980 Standard Industrial Classification (1980 SIC) to the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). These activities will have significant impacts on the output of the annual surveys.

This paper has two goals. The first is to inform retail store data users, industry analysts, trade associations and other stakeholders about these changes. The second is to consult with stakeholders on possible data outputs resulting from the changes.

The paper is organized into five parts. Following the introduction, Part II describes the outputs from the current surveys and compares and contrasts the current outputs with the new. Part III focuses on the introduction of NAICS codes and the changes in coverage for retail trade. In Part IV, the benefits resulting from the above changes are outlined. The final part (Part V) seeks comments or suggestions from data users, retail trade associations and industry specialists on the release of data products as a result of the changes to the surveys.

Description: The purpose of this program is to provide statistical information on the operations of provincial and territorial liquor authorities in Canada.

Description: This survey collects detailed information about retail commodity sales in Canada to produce estimates of the distribution of the sales of various commodities at the national level, for different types of retail outlets in Canada.

Description: This survey provides information on the performance of the wholesale trade sector and when combined with other statistics, represents an important indicator of the Canadian economy.

Description: This survey collects data on monthly retail sales (in dollars and in units) of new motor vehicles sold in Canada.

Description: This survey collected data on sales of merchandise by vending machine operators through automatic vending machines, type of machine, percentage distribution of vending machines and sales, and by location for Canada and the provinces.

Description: This survey provided data on commodities sold and breakdown by method of distribution, i.e. personal selling, direct mail and other methods.

Description: The Monthly Retail Trade Survey collects sales, e-commerce sales, and the number of retail locations by province, territory, and selected Census Metropolitan Areas (CMA) from a sample of retailers.

Description: This monthly survey collects retail sales for all department stores classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 452110 (including concessions such as travel center or restaurant sales). The data collected from this survey is integrated with the data collected from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey (record number 2406) and is released at the same time as the latter.

Description: This survey collects and measures total annual retail sales made by chain and department store organizations through retail outlets.