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Table 30 Retail trade

  2006 2007 2007 2008
    J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A
                                           
$'000,000                                            
All retail (21644955) 389,485 412,037 33,148 33,561 33,945 34,201 34,813 34,563 34,296 34,445 34,314 34,456 35,068 35,248 35,728 35,409 35,429 35,659 35,731 35,929 35,973 35,855
                                           
New car dealers (21644959) 74,531 76,884 6,220 6,203 6,385 6,550 6,678 6,518 6,330 6,476 6,373 6,380 6,298 6,473 6,635 6,486 6,464 6,369 6,291 6,076 6,019 5,946
Used vehicle and parts (21644963) 17,286 18,674 1,443 1,508 1,519 1,530 1,624 1,582 1,579 1,567 1,542 1,551 1,582 1,644 1,694 1,619 1,601 1,560 1,569 1,578 1,575 1,607
Total excluding motor vehicle and parts (21645035) 297,667 316,479 25,484 25,850 26,040 26,121 26,511 26,463 26,387 26,402 26,399 26,524 27,189 27,131 27,399 27,304 27,363 27,729 27,870 28,275 28,380 28,301
Gasoline stations (21644967) 41,753 46,388 3,520 3,701 3,834 3,866 3,974 3,908 3,884 3,704 3,655 3,838 4,251 4,259 4,326 4,353 4,408 4,516 4,614 4,798 4,820 4,640
Supermarkets and others (21644995+21644999) 73,089 75,728 6,167 6,235 6,212 6,310 6,317 6,351 6,311 6,294 6,318 6,367 6,444 6,401 6,429 6,419 6,439 6,454 6,437 6,521 6,503 6,548
Beer, wine and liquor stores (21645003) 15,095 16,140 1,309 1,315 1,321 1,355 1,341 1,359 1,337 1,349 1,368 1,351 1,377 1,359 1,377 1,381 1,373 1,378 1,395 1,416 1,391 1,401
Clothing and footware stores (21645011+21645015) 22,626 23,854 1,972 1,948 1,973 1,956 2,000 1,988 2,001 2,020 2,003 1,993 2,024 1,983 2,028 2,010 1,960 2,015 2,002 2,048 2,033 2,014
Building and outdoor supplies stores (21644987+21644991) 24,762 26,470 2,147 2,162 2,175 2,152 2,189 2,227 2,211 2,243 2,260 2,241 2,233 2,229 2,265 2,250 2,245 2,238 2,265 2,290 2,317 2,329
Pharmacies and personal care stores (21645007) 26,055 28,249 2,293 2,317 2,330 2,303 2,340 2,343 2,357 2,389 2,395 2,396 2,393 2,393 2,413 2,382 2,404 2,421 2,429 2,429 2,459 2,468
Furniture and home furnishings stores (21644971+21644975) 14,896 16,043 1,297 1,321 1,332 1,348 1,340 1,326 1,360 1,350 1,351 1,354 1,337 1,330 1,387 1,361 1,352 1,383 1,389 1,405 1,425 1,420
Electronics and appliance stores (21644979+21644983) 12,648 13,727 1,085 1,111 1,126 1,145 1,142 1,140 1,159 1,183 1,155 1,145 1,168 1,166 1,200 1,190 1,197 1,226 1,239 1,245 1,275 1,279
General merchandise stores (32955920) 46,498 48,591 3,969 4,005 3,980 3,948 4,081 4,043 4,013 4,078 4,110 4,012 4,148 4,214 4,176 4,171 4,177 4,266 4,265 4,286 4,311 4,347
Miscellaneous retailers (21645027+21645031) 20,245 21,289 1,726 1,734 1,758 1,738 1,787 1,778 1,754 1,792 1,785 1,826 1,814 1,797 1,799 1,788 1,808 1,831 1,835 1,837 1,846 1,857
                                           
Volume (2002 $) (21645485) 369,446 388,807 31,538 31,640 31,882 32,134 32,651 32,532 32,316 32,661 32,372 32,719 33,089 33,274 33,456 33,240 33,380 33,571 33,511 33,416 33,427 33,311
    Annual % change
 5.3 5.2 5.1 4.6 5.3 4.6 7.1 6.0 4.1 5.4 4.1 4.8 6.5 5.4 6.1 5.1 4.7 4.5 2.6 2.7 3.4 2.0
                                           
$'000,000                                            
Large retailers1 (822787) 103,687 108,486 7,530 7,041 8,374 8,314 9,277 9,336 8,782 9,282 8,928 8,870 9,901 12,851 8,057 7,609 8,381 8,789 9,911 9,349 9,452 9,580
                                           
Food and beverages (822788) 34,690 36,716 2,782 2,709 3,097 2,928 3,147 3,205 3,015 3,122 3,037 3,024 3,100 3,550 3,029 2,924 3,149 3,027 3,421 3,138 3,285 3,277
Clothing, footwear and accessories (822811) 17,244 17,732 1,032 960 1,307 1,375 1,514 1,513 1,308 1,502 1,514 1,507 1,766 2,435 1,060 1,010 1,225 1,459 1,552 1,484 1,360 1,460
Home furnishings and electronics (822840) 16,042 17,043 1,210 1,051 1,221 1,178 1,183 1,276 1,349 1,492 1,430 1,403 1,693 2,557 1,306 1,147 1,261 1,247 1,336 1,334 1,450 1,568
Housewares (non-electric) and household supplies (822874) 4,504 4,646 358 308 353 347 370 373 380 416 408 396 419 517 380 325 345 357 390 368 401 420
Lawn and garden products (822878) 4,198 4,257 186 192 275 386 726 606 403 322 279 251 277 355 178 202 253 451 709 617 447 331
Health and personal care (822803) 9,882 10,425 798 762 855 807 871 865 832 892 883 858 910 1,092 864 823 879 858 931 874 896 919
Sporting and leisure goods (822892) 5,215 5,588 335 287 341 371 418 449 454 452 400 415 605 1,060 357 322 373 400 470 465 476 448
Other goods and services (822908) 11,912 12,080 827 772 925 923 1,050 1,050 1,040 1,085 977 1,016 1,131 1,285 883 856 897 991 1,102 1,070 1,136 1,157

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