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Table 30 Retail trade

  2006 2007 2006 2007 2008
    J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J
                                           
$'000,000                                            
All retail (21644955) 389,567 412,284 32,218 32,868 33,131 32,670 32,621 32,749 33,359 33,271 33,380 34,019 34,005 34,952 34,555 34,259 34,493 34,501 34,583 34,959 35,222 35,752
                                           
New car dealers (21644959) 74,663 77,194 5,923 6,278 6,465 6,323 6,312 6,344 6,540 6,370 6,097 6,402 6,472 6,736 6,499 6,297 6,467 6,417 6,482 6,251 6,536 6,705
Used vehicle and parts (21644963) 17,380 18,797 1,461 1,495 1,478 1,478 1,444 1,458 1,481 1,463 1,507 1,534 1,532 1,665 1,595 1,591 1,573 1,562 1,563 1,575 1,638 1,655
Total excluding motor vehicle and parts (21645035) 297,524 316,292 24,833 25,095 25,187 24,869 24,864 24,947 25,338 25,437 25,776 26,083 26,001 26,552 26,461 26,370 26,454 26,522 26,538 27,133 27,049 27,392
Gasoline stations (21644967) 41,607 46,098 3,570 3,766 3,686 3,149 3,199 3,419 3,518 3,482 3,648 3,746 3,817 3,917 3,869 3,864 3,736 3,771 3,848 4,207 4,284 4,319
Supermarkets and others (21644995+21644999) 72,869 75,427 6,064 6,091 6,117 6,113 6,138 6,132 6,157 6,076 6,191 6,241 6,288 6,305 6,345 6,291 6,301 6,329 6,335 6,391 6,361 6,385
Beer, wine and liquor stores (21645003) 15,160 16,028 1,271 1,255 1,273 1,274 1,292 1,287 1,273 1,312 1,312 1,325 1,345 1,343 1,355 1,328 1,336 1,354 1,344 1,371 1,336 1,378
Clothing and footware stores (21645011+21645015) 22,649 23,847 1,872 1,865 1,889 1,982 1,938 1,886 1,958 1,978 1,947 1,990 1,927 2,010 1,991 2,011 2,034 2,005 1,991 2,019 1,966 2,023
Building and outdoor supplies stores (21644987+21644991) 24,754 26,624 2,057 2,071 2,110 2,096 2,085 2,088 2,144 2,167 2,179 2,203 2,125 2,241 2,248 2,224 2,234 2,253 2,251 2,238 2,213 2,283
Pharmacies and personal care stores (21645007) 26,070 28,351 2,187 2,200 2,209 2,232 2,231 2,257 2,273 2,310 2,329 2,341 2,310 2,368 2,346 2,364 2,392 2,403 2,399 2,398 2,396 2,403
Furniture and home furnishings stores (21644971+21644975) 14,925 16,120 1,230 1,234 1,251 1,254 1,250 1,269 1,276 1,319 1,323 1,342 1,356 1,347 1,341 1,353 1,363 1,358 1,350 1,343 1,327 1,371
Electronics and appliance stores (21644979+21644983) 12,675 13,782 1,053 1,064 1,073 1,074 1,072 1,074 1,083 1,099 1,112 1,126 1,145 1,144 1,141 1,150 1,191 1,141 1,154 1,189 1,183 1,200
General merchandise stores (32955920) 46,518 48,630 3,833 3,859 3,898 3,980 3,926 3,852 3,939 3,967 3,998 4,001 3,952 4,084 4,041 4,015 4,069 4,103 4,043 4,151 4,179 4,223
Miscellaneous retailers (21645027+21645031) 20,296 21,386 1,695 1,690 1,682 1,714 1,734 1,685 1,717 1,727 1,735 1,767 1,735 1,793 1,784 1,769 1,798 1,806 1,825 1,825 1,804 1,806
                                           
Volume (2002 $) (21645485) 369,525 388,888 30,604 30,912 31,172 31,131 31,195 31,123 31,578 31,580 31,405 31,950 31,972 32,806 32,540 32,281 32,708 32,586 32,833 32,994 33,232 33,551
    Annual % change
 5.3 5.2 4.1 4.5 6.8 8.4 6.4 4.6 6.6 5.4 4.3 5.5 3.9 7.1 6.3 4.4 4.9 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.2 6.2
                                           
$'000,000                                            
Large retailers1 (822787) 103,813 108,453 8,737 8,644 8,656 8,807 8,575 9,249 12,715 7,527 7,043 8,375 8,316 9,281 9,335 8,789 9,227 8,930 8,872 9,903 12,856 8,104
                                           
Food and beverages (822788) 34,678 36,731 2,926 2,934 2,902 2,998 2,873 2,914 3,574 2,780 2,707 3,097 2,929 3,149 3,207 3,021 3,125 3,038 3,024 3,104 3,550 3,061
Clothing, footwear and accessories (822811) 17,374 17,735 1,449 1,310 1,394 1,574 1,519 1,640 2,510 1,030 962 1,308 1,376 1,514 1,508 1,307 1,501 1,516 1,508 1,766 2,439 1,055
Home furnishings and electronics (822840) 16,056 16,961 1,179 1,299 1,328 1,392 1,362 1,575 2,459 1,210 1,041 1,210 1,167 1,177 1,271 1,350 1,447 1,430 1,405 1,695 2,557 1,292
Housewares (non-electric) and household supplies (822874) 4,498 4,644 353 372 395 400 386 408 525 358 309 353 346 369 372 380 416 408 396 419 517 383
Lawn and garden products (822878) 4,194 4,253 573 436 307 279 251 270 336 186 192 275 383 726 606 403 322 279 250 277 355 181
Health and personal care (822803) 9,879 10,431 813 790 809 837 824 858 1,085 800 763 855 809 872 867 833 892 883 858 906 1,092 875
Sporting and leisure goods (822892) 5,215 5,626 411 425 384 356 384 548 996 336 296 351 382 425 455 454 444 400 416 607 1,060 361
Other goods and services (822908) 11,919 12,073 1,033 1,078 1,136 970 975 1,036 1,228 827 773 926 923 1,050 1,049 1,040 1,080 976 1,015 1,128 1,285 896

1 Not seasonally adjusted.
Source: Retail Trade (Catalogue no. 63-005-XIE), contact: C. Bilodeau (613-951-1819). Large retailers, contact: A. Mohammed (613-951-7719).
CANSIM tables: 080-0014, 080-0016 and 080-0009