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Table 10.1
Retail trade by type of business

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Retail trade by type of business: Part 1
  Total New car dealers Used vehicle and parts Total excluding motor vehicle and parts Gasoline stations Supermarkets and others Beer, wine and liquor stores Clothing and footware stores
v52367097 v52367143     v52367121   v52367115 v52367123
  millions of dollars
2008 427,896 74,454 19,718 333,724 51,793 80,239 17,063 23,974
2009 415,413 69,725 18,732 326,957 42,112 83,395 17,616 23,212
June 2008 36,232 6,266 1,625 28,341 4,695 6,628 1,434 2,052
July 2008 36,143 6,106 1,608 28,429 4,703 6,710 1,428 2,019
August 2008 35,923 5,977 1,643 28,302 4,582 6,741 1,432 1,983
September 2008 36,443 6,349 1,667 28,426 4,597 6,788 1,433 2,024
October 2008 36,027 6,154 1,682 28,190 4,470 6,924 1,442 1,973
November 2008 34,652 5,827 1,637 27,188 3,492 6,872 1,459 1,989
December 2008 33,397 5,202 1,558 26,637 3,274 6,878 1,419 1,926
January 2009 33,626 5,371 1,570 26,684 3,311 6,915 1,455 1,934
February 2009 33,864 5,324 1,539 27,000 3,403 6,943 1,461 1,941
March 2009 33,914 5,522 1,504 26,888 3,301 6,992 1,471 1,933
April 2009 33,914 5,544 1,491 26,879 3,293 6,998 1,456 1,910
May 2009 34,221 5,718 1,525 26,978 3,350 6,927 1,472 1,919
June 2009 34,605 5,764 1,566 27,275 3,471 6,983 1,514 1,934
July 2009 34,713 5,873 1,570 27,270 3,493 6,914 1,471 1,927
August 2009 34,863 5,976 1,565 27,323 3,556 6,917 1,470 1,945
September 2009 35,259 6,103 1,582 27,573 3,634 6,993 1,477 1,930
October 2009 35,465 6,220 1,592 27,653 3,701 6,927 1,468 1,962
November 2009 35,444 6,173 1,613 27,658 3,759 6,976 1,467 1,911
December 2009 35,526 6,136 1,613 27,777 3,839 6,911 1,435 1,964
January 2010 35,865 5,942 1,562 28,362 3,911 7,020 1,496 1,985
February 2010 36,048 6,176 1,561 28,310 3,928 7,033 1,557 2,044
March 2010 36,875 6,437 1,637 28,802 4,041 7,116 1,513 2,129
April 2010 36,041 6,084 1,583 28,374 3,913 7,087 1,502 2,023
May 2010 35,914 6,105 1,525 28,284 3,804 7,138 1,502 2,061
June 2010 35,934 6,230 1,557 28,146 3,702 7,130 1,500 2,039
Retail trade by type of business: Part 2
  Building and outdoor supplies stores Health and personal care stores Furniture and home furnishings stores Electronics and appliance stores General merchandise stores Miscellaneous retailers Volume (chained 2002  dollars) Percentage change
v52367103 v52367117 v52367151 v52367101 v52367133   v52367631 v52367631
  millions of dollars percent
2008 27,517 29,458 15,827 14,596 51,193 22,065 401,541 3.2 
2009 27,338 30,594 14,470 13,540 52,202 22,477 395,656 -1.5 
June 2008 2,316 2,451 1,356 1,226 4,317 1,867 33,714 3.9 
July 2008 2,350 2,462 1,358 1,249 4,301 1,849 33,570 4.0 
August 2008 2,322 2,463 1,346 1,264 4,315 1,854 33,490 1.9 
September 2008 2,353 2,470 1,328 1,228 4,353 1,852 33,702 4.7 
October 2008 2,292 2,477 1,265 1,213 4,312 1,824 33,764 3.2 
November 2008 2,270 2,472 1,263 1,209 4,321 1,842 32,951 -0.6 
December 2008 2,193 2,462 1,193 1,176 4,286 1,829 32,086 -4.4 
January 2009 2,091 2,497 1,189 1,151 4,305 1,836 32,246 -4.3 
February 2009 2,236 2,493 1,176 1,145 4,307 1,895 32,263 -4.1 
March 2009 2,226 2,500 1,184 1,127 4,313 1,842 32,399 -3.7 
April 2009 2,236 2,507 1,178 1,120 4,328 1,854 32,533 -3.3 
May 2009 2,270 2,540 1,192 1,125 4,328 1,855 32,678 -2.8 
June 2009 2,280 2,569 1,187 1,144 4,327 1,867 32,921 -2.4 
July 2009 2,302 2,598 1,206 1,124 4,354 1,879 33,117 -1.3 
August 2009 2,306 2,582 1,212 1,122 4,331 1,881 33,113 -1.1 
September 2009 2,320 2,582 1,222 1,115 4,404 1,896 33,621 -0.2 
October 2009 2,333 2,580 1,235 1,110 4,441 1,897 33,746 -0.1 
November 2009 2,381 2,599 1,241 1,125 4,312 1,887 33,428 1.5 
December 2009 2,359 2,548 1,248 1,133 4,452 1,887 33,590 4.7 
January 2010 2,596 2,569 1,305 1,133 4,447 1,900 33,715 4.6 
February 2010 2,378 2,595 1,258 1,123 4,517 1,879 33,926 5.2 
March 2010 2,505 2,611 1,259 1,145 4,582 1,900 34,754 7.3 
April 2010 2,414 2,622 1,258 1,150 4,551 1,855 33,987 4.5 
May 2010 2,311 2,658 1,273 1,149 4,544 1,845 34,093 4.3 
June 2010 2,321 2,631 1,302 1,208 4,466 1,848 34,387 4.5 
Retail trade by type of business: Part 3
  Large retailers
Total 1 Food and beverages Clothing, footwear and accessories Home furnishings and electronics Housewares and household supplies Lawn and garden products Health and personal care Sporting and leisure Other goods and services
v822787 v822788 v822811 v822840 v822874 v822878 v822803 v822892 v822908
  millions of dollars
2008 112,618   38,781   17,804   17,722   4,725   4,345   10,917   5,818   12,506  
2009 114,387   41,945   17,435   17,057   4,900   4,336   11,332   5,534   11,847  
June 2008 9,332  3,126  1,485  1,332  367  615  872  463  1,070 
July 2008 9,456  3,285  1,364  1,450  401  447  897  476  1,137 
August 2008 9,621  3,303  1,484  1,557  421  330  926  453  1,147 
September 2008 9,128  3,084  1,490  1,482  422  299  902  408  1,041 
October 2008 9,587  3,421  1,565  1,427  415  285  931  432  1,111 
November 2008 10,121  3,298  1,761  1,710  417  283  937  599  1,117 
December 2008 12,552  3,683  2,312  2,463  495  277  1,088  1,056  1,177 
January 2009 8,581  3,552  1,051  1,265  389  190  919  374  841 
February 2009 7,489  3,100  967  1,058  314  184  833  294  738 
March 2009 8,423  3,315  1,224  1,181  354  253  903  345  848 
April 2009 9,128  3,561  1,372  1,143  378  460  905  386  924 
May 2009 9,875  3,645  1,483  1,222  406  749  956  414  1,000 
June 2009 9,430  3,437  1,424  1,236  389  593  916  442  992 
July 2009 9,629  3,631  1,337  1,366  418  433  945  454  1,045 
August 2009 9,436  3,433  1,433  1,459  424  330  912  410  1,034 
September 2009 9,374  3,382  1,479  1,443  442  290  946  390  1,002 
October 2009 9,919  3,659  1,632  1,453  436  273  989  404  1,073 
November 2009 9,869  3,301  1,598  1,696  427  262  955  560  1,069 
December 2009 13,235  3,929  2,434  2,534  521  319  1,154  1,060  1,283 
January 2010 8,685  3,484  1,090  1,320  389  181  934  361  925 
February 2010 7,701  3,111  1,058  1,103  320  184  834  275  816 
March 2010 8,907  3,412  1,326  1,233  373  292  947  366  957 
April 2010 9,394  3,549  1,400  1,214  389  508  949  381  1,003 
May 2010 9,927  3,578  1,507  1,273  404  754  962  403  1,046 
June 2010 9,580  3,492  1,428  1,297  398  576  929  436  1,025 
1.
Monthly data for Large Retailers, when presented in this table, are not seasonally adjusted.
Source(s):
Retail Trade (Catalogue no. 63-005-XIE), contact: C. Bilodeau (613-951-1816). Large retailers, Client services (613-951-3549), (1-877-421-3067). CANSIM tables: 080-0020, 080-0021 and 080-0009.
Date Modified: 2010-09-16

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