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Description: This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.

Description: This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.

Description: The Monthly Survey of Large Retailers (LMR) provides a breakdown of national retail sales on the basis of commodities for a panel of about 70 large retail enterprises. Unadjusted sales data for more than 140 commodities are available on a monthly basis.

Description: Note: As of the 2008 reference year, these data are collected through the Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (record #2445). The wholesale trade sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling merchandise and providing related logistics, marketing and support services. The wholesale process is generally an intermediate step in the distribution of merchandise; many wholesalers are therefore organized to sell merchandise in large quantities to retailers, and business and institutional clients. However, some wholesalers, in particular those that supply non-consumer capital goods, sell merchandise in single units to final users. In recent years, there has been a growing need for better inter-provincial/territorial detail and more commodity-specific information, largely due to free trade, increased international marketing and increased global competition. There are a variety of organizations, sector associations and levels of government who make use of the information provided. Wholesalers can use survey results to compare their financial performance against the average for similar types of businesses as well as for marketing purposes, to help determine market share and help to examine trends in sources and destination of goods. Wholesale associations are better able to monitor industry growth and promote their wholesale industries. Investors may be better able to monitor industry performance, which could result in better access to investment capital by wholesalers. Governments will be better able to understand the role of wholesalers in the economy, which will aid in the development of labour force policies and tax incentives. The data is an important input to the provincial trade flows and the generation of balanced provincial input-output tables and the articulation of provincial Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Description: The objective of the survey is to collect information on the Ontario First Nations point-of-sale exemption.

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Historical (real-time) releases of wholesale trade, sales, chained dollars and price index, available for all members under releases, weighting and adjustments dimensions, for Canada, available on a monthly basis.

Description: Wholesale trade sales by various constant dollar calculations and price indices, monthly, for five months of data.

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Historical releases of retail trade sales by various constant dollar calculations and price indices.

Description: Retail trade by constant dollar, and prices indices, monthly.

Description: This table contains 35 series, with data for years 1982 - 1989 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2000-02-18. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (6 items: Canada;Atlantic provinces;Ontario;Quebec ...), Trade group (10 items: Total; all trades;Apparel; dry goods; furniture and general merchandise;Tobacco; drugs and toilet preparations;Food ...), Wholesale trade components (3 items: Sales;Inventories;Stocks and sales ...).

Description: This table contains 15 series, with data for years 1983 - 1989 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2000-02-18. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (6 items: Canada;Quebec;Ontario;Atlantic provinces ...), Trade group (10 items: Total; all trades;Food;Tobacco; drugs and toilet preparations;Apparel; dry goods; furniture and general merchandise ...).

Description: This table contains 2772 series, with data for years 1999 - 2009 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2012-03-28. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): - Geography (14 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia ...), Trade group (18 items: Total; all trade groups; Food products; Petroleum products; Farm products ...), Financial estimates (11 items: Commission revenue; Total operating revenue; Total revenue; Purchases of goods for resale ...).

Description: This table contains 118 series, with data for years 1993 - 2010 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (15 items: Canada; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador; Nova Scotia ...), Trade group (16 items: Alcohol and tobacco; Total; all trade groups; Farm products; Food products ...), Adjustments (4 items: Unadjusted; Seasonally adjusted; Weighted response rate ...).

Description: This table contains 64 series, with data for years 1993 - 2010 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2010-04-21. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Trade group (16 items: Total; all trade groups; Alcohol and tobacco; Farm products; Food products ...), Adjustments (4 items: Unadjusted; Weighted response rate; Seasonally adjusted ...).

Description: This table contains 5 series, with data for years 1997 - 2010 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2010-04-21. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Prices (3 items: Chained (2002) dollars; 2002 constant prices; Price index ...), Adjustments (2 items: Unadjusted; Seasonally adjusted ...).

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Using data from the monthly Wholesale Trade Survey this study examines the sales for the year 2007. This annual review describes the evolution of sales by different sectors such as machinery and electronic equipment, personal and household goods and automotive products. This study also includes a provincial dimension.

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Using data from the monthly Retail Trade Survey this study examines the sales for the year 2007. This annual review describes sales growth and trends by trade groups such as new motor vehicle dealers, supermarkets and general merchandise stores. This study focuses on provincial sales.

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This study examines new motor vehicle sales in 2007. It looks at the evolution of sales in the last 10 years with respect to the origin of the vehicle (North American-built or overseas-built). It also offers analysis of sales of cars and trucks by province in 2007.

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This paper will update the analysis of what the retail trade patterns were for 2006 Christmas period. In addition, analysis is available for the first time for three of Canada's Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs). Comparable December retail sales data for Toronto, Vancouver and Montréal will be analyzed against an 'average' of the January to November period. Comparisons will also be made against the month of December in previous years. Analysis will also include a decomposition of the growth of retail sales.

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Using data from the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey this study examines the sales for the year 2006 by commodity grouping. This annual review describes sales growth and trends between 1998 and 2006 and between 2005 and 2006. This study also looks at changes of market share between sectors.

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Using data from the monthly Retail Trade Survey this study examines the sales for the year 2006. This annual review describes sales growth and trends by trade groups such as new motor vehicle dealers, supermarkets and general merchandise stores. This study focuses on provincial sales.

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Using data from the monthly Wholesale Trade Survey this study examines the sales for the year 2006. This annual review describes the evolution of sales by different sectors such as machinery and electronic equipment, personal and household goods and automotive products. This study also includes a provincial dimension.

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This study examines new motor vehicle sales in 2006. It looks at the evolution of sales in the last 15 years with respect to the origin of the vehicle (North American-built or overseas-built). It also offers analysis of sales of cars and trucks by province in 2006 together with a summary of the number of dealers.

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This study examines the evolution of the offering of gift cards among large Canadian retailers from 2003 to 2005. It also gives a first glance at the results of a special survey about gift cards in the broader retail community.

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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.

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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.